云南紫胶虫与粗纹举腹蚁之间的互利关系

为了明确云南紫胶虫Kerria yunnanensis和粗纹举腹蚁Crematogaster macaoensis之间的相互作用关系, 于2009年4月至2010年10月, 在云南省墨江县雅邑乡紫胶种植园, 结合野外调查和室内试验对比研究了粗纹举腹蚁取食人工食物、 云南紫胶虫排泄的蜜露和无食物的3种处理下粗纹举腹蚁个体体重和存活率的变化, 以及在粗纹举腹蚁垄断蜜露、 自然条件下和无蚂蚁照顾的3种处理下云南紫胶虫个体怀卵量、 虫体大小、 死亡率和生活史周期的变化。结果显示： 云南紫胶虫排泄的蜜露是一种高质量的食物资源, 能够稳定增加粗纹举腹蚁工蚁的体重百分比［人工食物（44.55%）>蜜露（25.81%）>无食物（-4.13%）］ （F_（2,54）=18.81; P＜0.01）, 并提高其存活率［人工食物（85.78%）>蜜露（82.48%）>无食物（78.74%）］ （F_（2,55）=7.31; P＜0.01）。粗纹举腹蚁取食蜜露的同时, 有利于增加单位面积上云南紫胶虫的雌虫数量［蚂蚁垄断蜜露（80.81%）>自然状态（75.55%）>无蚂蚁照顾（75.33%）］ （F_（2,143）=54.08; P＜0.01）, 提高云南紫胶虫的个体怀卵量［蚂蚁垄断蜜露（401.85粒）>自然状态（395.73粒）>无蚂蚁照顾（353.34粒）］ （F_（2,144）=4.82; P＜0.01）, 降低云南紫胶虫的死亡率［蚂蚁垄断蜜露（89.42%）<自然状态（89.78%）<无蚂蚁照顾（90.82%）］ （F_（2,146）=3.45; P＜0.05）; 云南紫胶虫虫体有变小的趋势［蚂蚁垄断蜜露（12.92 mm²）<自然状态（13.04 mm²）<无蚂蚁照顾（14.90 mm²）］ （F_（2,147）=10.88; P＜0.01）, 生活史周期变长［蚂蚁垄断蜜露（203.96 d）>无蚂蚁照顾（202.85 d）>自然状态（200.00 d）］ （F_（2,71）=19.77; P＜0.01）, 提示粗纹举腹蚁取食蜜露增加了云南紫胶虫的代谢压力。结果说明, 以蜜露为纽带的粗纹举腹蚁和云南紫胶虫之间的相互作用关系是兼性互利的。     

伊大头蚁蚁巢的结构与分布

伊大头蚁Pheidole yeensis是舞草Codariocalyx motorius种子的主要搬运者, 在舞草的扩散中起着重要作用。2000年在西双版纳和思茅地区景谷县对伊大头蚁种群数量、蚁巢结构与分布进行了调查。结果表明:伊大头蚁主要在土壤中筑巢,深度可达地下50 cm;每巢蚁量一般在2 000～3 000头,最多的可达万头;伊大头蚁大多在海拔1 000～1 200 m的山腰筑巢, 以西坡的蚁巢密度最大,南坡次之,北坡最少;在丢荒2～3年的地里筑巢最多,其次为玉米和花生地,在森林里筑巢的相对较少;伊大头蚁的蚁巢呈均匀分布,但巢群间相互排斥。伊大头蚁筑巢生境与舞草生长的环境基本一致,蚁巢结构与蚁量有利于舞草的扩散与建群。     

粗纹举腹蚁垄断蜜露对紫胶生产的影响

为了解粗纹举腹蚁垄断云南紫胶虫分泌的蜜露对紫胶生产的影响,于2008年10月至2010年5月,在云南省墨江县雅邑乡调查了粗纹举腹蚁对蜜露的垄断方式,以及粗纹举腹蚁垄断蜜露对云南紫胶虫的雌雄性比、死亡率、泌胶量和怀卵量的影响.结果表明：在云南紫胶虫生活史周期内,被粗纹举腹蚁垄断的胶被上,该蚂蚁昼夜不停地取食云南紫胶虫分泌的蜜露,每10 cm胶被上粗纹举腹蚁的平均数量在（168±23）～（393±100）头,并在胶被上建立保护膜,阻止其他动物访问云南紫胶虫.粗纹举腹蚁的垄断显著降低了云南紫胶虫个体的泌胶量,但是垄断对云南紫胶虫的群体泌胶量没有显著影响;粗纹举腹蚁的垄断显著降低了云南紫胶虫的死亡率,提高了云南紫胶虫的雌虫比例和个体怀卵量.粗纹举腹蚁垄断紫胶虫分泌的蜜露有利于紫胶生产.     

黑褐举腹蚁与红火蚁间的干扰竞争和机制

黑褐举腹蚁Crematogaster rogenhoferi是一种可以与重大入侵害虫红火蚁Solenopsis invicta共存的本地蚂蚁。为探究黑褐举腹蚁与红火蚁的竞争机制,本研究测定了二者在个体与群体水平上的竞争能力,并评价了黑褐举腹蚁毒液粗提物对红火蚁的触杀和驱避作用。一对一攻击试验结果表明：红火蚁大型、中型工蚁与黑褐举腹蚁工蚁组合的攻击指数分别为2.03和1.97;攻击指数在3级以上的攻击行为中,红火蚁主动攻击次数占总次数的85%以上,以物理攻击为主,黑褐举腹蚁大多数情况下为被动防御且全部以化学攻击应对。群体攻击试验结果表明,各处理组合中红火蚁的死亡率均高于黑褐举腹蚁;两者10∶10的组合中,红火蚁死亡率达到60%,而黑褐举腹蚁的仅为7%,后者群体竞争能力更强。而在黑褐举腹蚁尾部毒液分泌口封堵处理之后,在10∶10的群体竞争组合中其死亡率由6.67%提高至75.00%,说明毒液在其与红火蚁的竞争中起到重要作用。不同稀释浓度的黑褐举腹蚁毒液粗提物对红火蚁的致死率均会随着处理时间的增加而提高,浓度8%的毒液粗提物处理48 h后红火蚁死亡率超过85%。而且10%的黑褐举腹蚁毒液粗提物溶液对红火蚁的驱避率为81.67%,略微低于10%避蚊胺的驱避率91.67%,其他浓度的毒液粗提物的驱避效果均显著低于同浓度的避蚊胺。综上所述,黑褐举腹蚁的化学防御是其与红火蚁竞争的优势原因,而且其化学防御物质对红火蚁有较高的生物活性。     

中国角腹蚁属分类研究及一新种记述（膜翅目∶蚁科）

本文记述华南地区角腹蚁属１新种,光亮角腹蚁Ｒｅｃｕｒｖｉｄｒｉｓ ｇｌａｂｒｉｃｅｐｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。新种与皮克氏角腹蚁Ｒ．ｐｉｃｋｂｕｒｎｉ Ｂｏｌｔｏｎ相似,但有如下不峭：头部及前胸背板光亮;并胸腹节刺较粗;结节具长的腹柄下突。文中还提供我国已知３种角腹蚁工蚁分种检索表,新种正模标本保存于广西师范大学生物系,副模标本保存于嘉道理农场暨植物园和广西师范大学生物系。     

中国角腹蚁属分类研究及一新种记述(膜翅目: 蚁科)

本文记述华南地区角腹蚁属 1新种 ,光亮角腹蚁 Recurvidris glabricepssp.nov.。新种与皮克氏角腹蚁 R.pickburni Bolton相似 ,但有如下不同 :头部及前胸背板光亮 ;并胸腹节刺较粗 ;结节具长的腹柄下突。文中还提供我国已知 3种角腹蚁工蚁分种检索表。新种正模标本保存于广西师范大学生物系 ,副模标本保存于嘉道理农场暨植物园和广西师范大学生物系。     

中国西南地区角腹蚁属和卡蚁属新种记述（膜翅目：蚁科：切叶蚁亚科）

中国西南地区角腹蚁属和卡蚁属新种记述（膜翅目：蚁科：切叶蚁亚科）徐正会,郑哲民（陕西师范大学动物研究所陕西省西安市７１００６２）本文报道了在中国西南地区发现的２个蚂蚁新种。新种女蜗角腹蚁Ｒｅｃｕｒｖｉｄｒｉｓｎｕｗａ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．与弯刺角腹蚁Ｒ．ｒ...     

中国小蚁蛛属（蜘蛛目：平腹蛛科）1新种及1新纪录

记述采自我国内蒙古贺兰山的2种小蚁蛛,其中有1新种:阿拉善小蚁蛛Mi-caria alxa sp.nov.,1新纪录种:图瓦小蚁蛛Micaria tuvensis Danilov,1993。     

绿盲蝽腹神经节的解剖结构

【目的】揭示绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum腹神经节的组成结构。【方法】采用免疫组织化学染色方法,利用突触蛋白抗体对绿盲蝽成虫的腹神经节进行免疫标记,激光共聚焦扫描显微镜扫描照相获得原始数据,用图像分析软件进行标记,构建三维结构模型。【结果】绿盲蝽成虫腹神经节位于腹神经索的末端,与其前方的后胸神经节和中胸神经节紧密融合,形成后部神经节。与脑和胸神经节类似,腹神经节由周围的细胞体和内部的神经髓构成。腹神经节的神经纤维束主要包括位于腹侧的两条纵向神经连索和向两侧发出的9束神经纤维。9束神经纤维连接着9个神经原节,即富含突触联系的神经髓。这些神经原节紧密融合,无明显的边界,最后两节形成膨大的末端腹神经节。两侧的神经原节由横向的神经连锁连接起来。腹神经节外周的细胞体数量较多,排列紧密,大小一致,仅在前端背侧中间和后端腹侧中间位置分别有2个和5个体积较大的细胞体。【结论】本研究结果明确了绿盲蝽腹神经节的结构,为进一步研究昆虫的行为调控及神经系统发育和演化奠定一定的形态学基础。     

大腹园蛛(Araneus ventricosus)粗毒双向电泳及质谱分析

以大腹园蛛粗毒为材料,用固相pH梯度等电聚焦IPG(immobilized pH gradient)和SDS-PAGE(sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis)获得蛋白质组双向电泳图谱,经Bio-Rad公司的PDQUEST软件进行图像分析,检测到500个左右的蛋白质点．对其图谱的部分蛋白质点酶解后使用Micromass公司的ESI-Q-TOF进行了鉴定．得到了质量较好的MS／MS数据．然后将其在MS-Fit中的genepeptide数据库和Mascot的Swissprot中进行搜索从而对蛋白质点进行鉴定．目前初步获得5个组分的鉴定结果．     

Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the ant-garden ant, Crematogaster levior (Forel)

Throughout Amazonia, the ant Crematogaster levior is known for its participation in a complex ant-garden mutualism with the ant Camponotus femoratus and several species of epiphytic plants for which it plays an important role in seed viability. We isolated nine polymorphic microsatellite loci for C. levior from a genomic library enriched for di-, tri-, and tetra-nucleotide repeats. Two to 14 alleles were detected per locus, with levels of observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.103 to 0.785.     

Mathematical modeling of mortality dynamics of mammalian populations exposed to radiation

A mathematical model is developed which describes the dynamics of radiation-induced mortality of a non-homogeneous (in radiosensitivity) mammalian population. It relates statistical biometric functions with statistical and dynamic characteristics of a critical system in organism of specimens composing this population. The model involves two types of distributions, the normal and the log-normal, of population specimens with respect to the radiosensitivity of the critical system cells. This approach suggests a new pathway in developing the methods of radiation risk assessment.     

Diel and seasonal patterns of foraging activity in the arboreal ant Crematogaster matsumurai Forel

The foraging habits of the arboreal ant Crematogaster matsumurai Forel were studied in natural and captive colonies in southern Kyushu, Japan. The nests of C. matsumurai are made mainly in the trunks of living trees. In the natural environment, the species mainly lives in decayed parts of relatively tall trees, such as Acer palmatum, Prunus jamasakura and Prunus yedoensis. Observation over a 24 h period showed that C. matsumurai foraged actively at night as well as during the day. The foraging of the workers out of the nest was seen from early spring to late autumn, both on the tree and on the ground. As protein sources, aphids were mainly collected by foragers from the tree, while small parts of dead insects or other arthropods were mainly collected from the ground surface. The foraging activity of workers is assumed to be influenced by the quantity and quality of food rather than seasonality.     

Centrifugal waste disposal and the optimization of ant nest craters

We considered how ant, Tapinoma simrothi, colonies dispose of the material generated by their nest excavations in nest entrance craters. We developed a model for optimum crater formation on both flat and sloping ground (although we have not solved it in full generality for sloping ground). We found that the ants, when working on flat ground, show a close approximation to this least costly waste disposal. Craters on slopes may not be optimal even though they will be cheaper to make than ones of a similar volume on level ground. We further tested the model with a manipulative experiment, which also suggested the simple rule of thumb that ants might use. In response to having one-quarter of their crater removed, the ants focused most of their further waste disposal in that quarter. This suggests that their rule of thumb may be to deposit material at the nearest point with an angle of elevation less than that of the optimal angle. This should generate symmetrical craters on flat ground. The model also makes certain additional and testable predictions about the fine structure of craters.     

An experimental study of colony-founding in pine saplings by queens of the arboreal ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi

Summary: Newly mated queens of the arboreal ant Crematogaster ashmeadi initiate colonies in old beetle galleries in the dead branches of longleaf pine trees. In a study by Hahn (1996), a number of tree characteristics were correlated with the number of newly-mated queens in those trees, with branch length the best indicator of queen presence. Three of these characteristics, tree height, dead branch length, and the number of dead branches were tested in an experiment to see which, if any, the queens were using to choose a tree. Both tree height and the number of dead branches significantly influenced queen choice: shorter trees (4-5 m) had more queens than tall ones (7-9 m), and trees with 8 branches had significantly more queens than trees with 2 branches. Branch length had no effect on the number of queens. These findings suggest that newly mated Crematogaster ashmeadi queens search for founding trees on the basis of the height of a sapling and its number of dead branches. Modes of searching are discussed.