广西泥盆纪三叶虫Plagiolaria nandanensis Chang的腹边缘

描述Plagiolaria nandanensis Chang的头、胸肋和尾的腹边缘,指出它的颊角腹边缘与Phacops guang-xiensis Chang近似,头前腹边缘宽,并靠后。胸肋腹边缘保存较好,肋腹边缘上的潘杰尔脊形态变化不大,但前后则有微小差异。尾腹边缘分两部分,在近外侧有一较明显的凹槽,这是当三叶虫卷曲时与头腹边缘结合的相适应的构造。没有发现卷曲标本,在南丹,90%以上几乎全是蜕壳标本,头与胸尾部分离。但是从腹边缘构造看,比Plagiolaria具更完善的卷曲能力,像其他的phacopids一样,头与尾的结合相当完善,胸肋末端在卷曲时插入头颊角腹边缘的锯齿形沟中,各肋端以其腹边缘上的潘杰尔脊挡住后一肋端的前缘。     

Calymenesun granulosa Lu的背壳及接合构造*

描述了Ｃａｌｙｍｅｎｅｓｕｎ ｇｒａｎｕｌｏｓａ Ｌｕ的腹边缘及结合构造,并讨论了此种三叶虫的卷曲机制。认为当其卷曲完善时,尾“边缘“及部分胸肋纳入头颊下,以往描述了尾边缘的部分实际上是尾背结合沟所在位置。卷曲形式为半螺旋卷曲。     

稻螟蛉的寄生蜂(二)——姬蜂

已知寄生于稻螟蛉的姬蜂有9种,其中包括完全是重寄生的4种。各种形态、生物学及分布情况简介如下。 1.螟蛉瘤姬蜂 Itoplectis naranyae(Ashmead)[图1] 体长8—13毫米。头、胸部黑色;腹部赤褐色,末端2或3节黑色,有时不黑。头稍狭于胸,复眼在近触角窝处明显凹入;触角比体短。中胸无盾纵沟;并胸腹节中央有近于平行的纵脊2条,在中段之后向后角扩展。翅基片黄色,翅痣基角黄褐色,其余黑色,小翅室五角形。足粗壮,爪发达;足赤褐色,后足腿节末端及胫节基部和末端的所有端附节末端黑色;各足第1—4跗节端部淡褐色。腹部背板密布刻点,第2—5背板各节左右稍有瘤状隆起,近后缘亦稍隆起。产卵器直而粗壮,约与腹末3节等长。     

桨肋虫的卷曲

桨肋虫(Remopleurides Portlock,1843)是奥陶纪常见的三叶虫。(1974)统计过桨肋虫的种,大部分产于中、上奥陶统。绝大部分的描述,都是根据分散的头部、胸部和尾部。 Whittington(1950)曾详细地描述了桨肋虫的各种构造。(1961)描述了 Remopleurides pisiformis的卷曲标本,但胸后部及尾节保存不好。(1975)描述了一些保存零散的标本。一些国家的学者研究了不少酸解泡出的标本(如Webby,1973;Bergstrom,1973;Chatterton and Ludvigsen,1976),虽然保存完整的很少,但对头部腹边缘、颊角腹边缘、肋腹边缘和尾腹边缘的构造,基本上已经清楚。Bergstrom(1973)在论三叶虫形态、生活及分类时,专门讨论了桨肋虫的卷曲,但所用标本卷曲不完善。Beoep(1948)描述了哈萨克斯坦     

中国叶蜂两新种(膜翅目,叶蜂科)

记述了中国叶蜂两新种:黑腹近脉叶蜂Phymatoceropsis melanogaster sp.nov.和宽环钝颊叶蜂Aglaostigma laticinctum sp.nov.,前者与Phymatoceropsis stigmaticalis Wei et Nie近似,但头部、胸部侧板、胸部腹板黄褐色,翅痣黑色,后翅臀室柄微短于cu-a脉,锯腹片19刃,阳茎瓣头叶近横方形,下腹角显著突出等,差别显著,易于鉴别;后者与Aglaostigma bicolor Wei和Aglaostigma tertium Zinovjev近似,但触角黑色,腹部背板第1和第3节、第7～10节、内眶中下部条斑、后眶中上部宽斑白色,后足股节褐色,前翅2Rs室短于1Rs,后胸后侧片后角宽圆,触角短,约等长于头胸部之和,容易与后二种鉴别.新种模式标本保存于中南林学院昆虫模式标本室.     

鄂西志留纪早期三叶虫Latiproetus Lu,1962的新材料

本文描述湖北宜昌、兴山志留纪兰多维列世艾隆期蚜头虫类三叶虫Latiproetus latilimbatus(Grabau,1925)和Latiproetus tenuis Chang,1974的新材料.Latiproetus Lu,1962的有效性长期多有争论,通过新材料研究确认,该属和Prantlia P(r)ibyl,1946的区别在于其较短的鞍前区,向前收缩较少的头鞍,较微弱的尾肋沟和间肋沟,并不具鞍前区横脊.该属和Astroproetus Begg,1939的区别在于其较深的S1,清晰的S2,较小的活动颊刺,及宽而清晰的尾边缘.因此,笔者认为Latiproetus应为有效属.     

中国革腹茧蜂属Ascogaster一新种(膜翅目:茧蜂科:甲腹茧蜂亚科)

本记述了中国革腹茧蜂属Ascogaster一新种皱纹革腹茧蜂Ascogaster retis Ji et Chen,sp,nov.,新种主要特征是：体黑色;触角中部稍膨大,头顶具横向网状皱;背面观,上颊约与复眼等长,额与复眼缘之间具纵向网状皱;脸具粗糙网状皱;唇基具中度密集的刻点,端缘中央具一钝突,盾纵沟甚浅,中胸侧板具孔穴状刻点,无基节前沟,并胸腹节具明显的四齿,侧齿大,中齿小;甲壳末端具与体平行的短棘,产卵器鞘较短,不超出腹末,本新种与Ascogaster fullawayi(Baker)相似,但新种额两侧边缘中间与复眼缘之间无角状齿,脸下部的网状皱不形成弱纵脊,脸部毛短且稀疏,宙末端棘短而钝,该新种模式标本保存于福建农林大学益虫研究室。     

全尾宽背虫Bathynotus holopygus(Hall,1859)在贵州剑河八郎寒武系凯里组的首次发现及意义

宽背虫属Bathynotus(Hall,1859)广泛分布于劳伦古大陆、中国华南地区、澳大利亚和西伯利亚,为寒武纪第二世末期最重要的标志性三叶虫之一,已成为寒武系划分的重要指示化石。其模式种B. holopygus以其狭长的颊刺、胸轴宽,第11节肋刺巨大,第12、13节肋刺不发育为主要特征;具有很强的地域性,仅分布于华南和北美,在华南主要见于寒武系扬子区与江南区之间过渡区的黔东地区。B. holopygus产出地层延限较窄,仅见于寒武系第二统第四阶顶部。本文所描述的部分标本采自贵州剑河八郎苗板坡剖面苗岭统及乌溜阶界线之下2m左右,是在该地的首次报道,也是全球仅有的第4个产地。笔者通过数理统计值分析进一步描述B.holopygus的特征和发育趋势,为进一步属种研究提供新材料;根据新发现的唇瓣标本进一步推测其唇瓣与腹边缘为愈合状态。     

中国西南地区曲颊猛蚁属一新种（膜翅目：蚁科：猛蚁亚科）

本文记述中国西南地区曲颊猛蚁属Ｇｎａｍｐｔｏｇｅｎｙｓ　Ｒｏｇｅｒ１新种──版纳曲颊猛蚁Ｇ．ｂａｎｎａｎａ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,本新种与双色曲颊猛蚁Ｇ．ｂｉｃｏｌｏｒ（Ｅｍｅｒｙ）接近,但前者后头角向后延长成叶状突;头、胸、腹柄和腹部第１节具粗糙窝状刻纹;头和足黑色。文中提供了该属中国已知５种的检索表。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室。     

陕南早寒武世西乡化石库原始锥石类Carinachitids新材料及其形态功能分析

近期在西乡化石库中发现了原始锥石类Carinachites tetrasulcatus新材料。与以往C.tetrasulcatus所不同的是,其角沟窄且浅,不但有呈现出张开状态的角沟,还发现有呈现出闭合状态的角沟化石材料。锥面具有清晰的横肋,角沟处未见横纹。最重要的是发现固着端组织结构的保存,据此推断原始锥石类可能为营固着生活的水螅型刺胞动物。其角沟的闭合、微张以便于扩大、缩小口端与中央腔,扰动海水,加快水流,加速滤食。处于梅树村阶第Ⅱ化石组合带的C.tetrasulcatus与处于第Ⅲ化石组合带的六方锥石科中的Septuconularia yanjiaheensis具有一致的闭合角沟和锥面横肋形态等特征,推断C.tetrasulcatus可能为骨状锥石类向六方锥石类演化的过渡类型。     

Biostratinomy and functional morphology of enrollment in two Middle Devonian trilobites

Although it is common knowledge that many trilobites enrolled, behavioral and functional aspects of enrollment are not at all well understood. Taphonomic details portrayed by enrolled trilobites in the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group (New York State) indicate that enrollment was a complex and morphologically constrained behavior. The trilobites Phacops rana (Green) and Greenops boothi (Green) are frequently enrolled in Hamilton strata; biostratinomic data indicate two very different enrollment postures. Interlocking morphologies (coaptative devices) and apodeme structure and disposition indicate that these postures reflect specific behaviors which involved interaction between tergal structures, inferred musculature, and the substratum. Phacops enrolled by burrowing forward and down into the sediment; dorsal muscles, attached to prominent articulating half-rings, imbricated the thorax such that each lappet overlapped the next posterior segment and locked into a posterior pleural facet. The pygidium was brought into place as the posterior segments of the thorax were placed into vincular notches along the lateral margin of the ventral cephalon. The pygidium locked with the cephalic vincular furrow to complete ‘perfect sphaeroidal’ closure. Greenops enrolled with the cephalon in an upright position at the sediment surface; a submarginal furrow on the ventral surface of the pygidium received the anterior rim of the cephalon. Relatively narrow articulating half-rings limited pleural rotation. Segments were loosely locked into narrow facets at the anterior margin of the next posterior lappet. In spite of rudimentary lappet and half-ring structures, Greenops displays an elaborate system of thoracopygidial muscles which involved dorsoventral and longitudinal attachments along the thorax and into the pygidium. Phacops, in contrast, displays very poorly developed apodemes which occur in the thorax only. Longitudinal muscle strength was likely less important during Phacops enrollment than is evident for the Greenops enrollment procedure. Conversely, Phacops clearly relied to a great degree upon competent closure devices which are poorly developed in Greenops. Biostratinomic data reveal different enrollment behaviors which reflect the function of different enrollment-related morphologies present in each species.     

Sphaeroidal enrolment in middle Cambrian solenopleuropsine trilobites

Esteve, J., Zamora, S., Gozalo, R. & Liñán, E. 2010: Sphaeroidal enrolment in middle Cambrian solenopleuropsine trilobites. Lethaia, 10.1111/j.1502‐3931.2009.00205.x Fifty specimens belonging to species of Solenopleuropsis and Pardailhania from Spain and France demonstrate sphaeroidal enrolment in Cambrian trilobites for the first time. These solenopleuropsines show novel coaptative structures in different regions of the exoskeleton: in the cephalon there are vincular furrows and notches; in the thorax an articulating facet is developed at the pleural margins, with a ball and socket connection on the adaxial most portion, and an articulating half‐ring axially; the pygidium possesses an articulating facet. The interaction of these coaptative structures resulted in a sphaeroidal enrolment that was a progressive act from the first articulation between the occipital ring and the first segment to the pygidial articulating facet. A similar type of sphaeroidal enrolment is observed in the Devonian trilobite Phacops. Both Cambrian and Devonian trilobites developed a vincular furrow in the ventral surface of the cephalon to close their bodies tightly. In both cases, this is probably a convergent adaptation to protect against predators and obrution. Indeed, the enrolled trilobites are very common in obrution deposits restricted to shallow and soft muddy substrates. □Coaptative structures, convergence, Murero Formation, Pardailhania, Solenopleuropsinae, Solenopleuropsis.     

Development of the Drosophila retina,a neurocrystalline lattice

Pattern formation in the Drosophila retina proceeds by the recruitment of cells, along a morphogenetic front, into a lattice. At the advancing front, marked by a dorso-ventral furrow in the eye imaginal disc, cells are organized into ommatidial precursors, each containing cells destined to become photoreceptors 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8. Behind the front, a mitotic wave produces photoreceptors 1, 6, and 7, plus the remaining cells needed to complete the ommatidia. During the third larval instar, the front sweeps anteriorly across the eye disc, leaving a highly ordered pattern in its wake. Preceding the dorso-ventral furrow is a groove that bisects the eye disc into dorsal and ventral halves and presumably plays a role in establishing the equatorial symmetry line. Cell lineage plays little role in pattern formation in the eye. Genetic mosaics show that the cells of each ommatidium are not derived from a single mother cell; the cells appear to be recruited at random at the morphogenetic front. Similarly, the mirror symmetry above and below the equator is not established by a clonal mechanism; a single clone can contribute cells to ommatidia on both sides of the equator.     

Morphological and ontogenetic criteria for defining a trilobite species: The example of Siluro-Devonian Phacopidae

The palaeontological species concept – a rather subjective concept – is based on morphological criteria and carries a notion of time. The delimitation of a species among trilobites does not break this rule and is based on morphological and ontogenetic features. Thus, among phacopid trilobites, characters such as the visual complex and the vincular furrow are diagnostic. Furthermore, quantitative studies of the morphological disparity and ontogenetic trajectories allow us better to define the species and its variability, and to identify the evolutionary patterns established in Phacopidae during 100 Ma of existence.     

Reproducable Paraplegia by Thoracic Aortic Occlusion in a Murine Model of Spinal Cord Ischemia-reperfusion

Background Lower extremity paralysis continues to complicate aortic interventions. The lack of understanding of the underlying pathology has hindered advancements to decrease the occurrence this injury. The current model demonstrates reproducible lower extremity paralysis following thoracic aortic occlusion.Methods Adult male C57BL6 mice were anesthetized with isoflurane. Through a cervicosternal incision the aorta was exposed. The descending thoracic aorta and left subclavian arteries were identified without entrance into pleural space. Skeletonization of these arteries was followed by immediate closure (Sham) or occlusion for 4 min (moderate ischemia) or 8 min (prolonged ischemia). The sternotomy and skin were closed and the mouse was transferred to warming bed for recovery.  Following recovery, functional analysis was obtained at 12 hr intervals until 48 hr.Results Mice that underwent sham surgery showed no observable hind limb deficit. Mice subjected to moderate ischemia for 4 min had minimal functional deficit at 12 hr followed by progression to complete paralysis at 48 hr. Mice subjected to prolonged ischemia had an immediate paralysis with no observable hind-limb movement at any point in the postoperative period. There was no observed intraoperative or post operative mortality.Conclusion Reproducible lower extremity paralysis whether immediate or delayed can be achieved in a murine model. Additionally, by using a median sternotomy and careful dissection, high survival rates, and reproducibility can be achieved.     

Upward flow of pleural liquid near lobar margins due to cardiogenic motion.

In anesthetized, paralyzed, supine rabbits (3-4 kg) during apnea, we injected fluorescent dye or fluorescent microspheres (2 or 6 microns diam) into the dependent pleural space and observed the arrival and movement of the dye or microspheres at superior regions. Injection was through a rib capsule located in the dependent right chest. The dye or microspheres were observed through a pleural window overlying a lobar margin. The vertical distance between the capsule and window was 3-4 cm. The movement of the dye or microspheres was recorded via a fluorescence videomicroscope, and the signals were analyzed for dye transit time and microsphere velocity. The transit time of the dye to traverse the height of the pleural space was calculated from the light intensity vs. time curve. Transit time during apnea averaged 6.0 +/- 3.4 (SD) min (n = 4). Transit time measured after the onset of mechanical ventilation was < 1 min. The direction and speed of a microsphere moving in the relatively thick pleural space adjacent to the lobar margin depended on its distance from the lobar margin. Microspheres moved upward in the pleural space that was in proximity to the lobar margin but downward at farther distances from the lobar margin. Pleural liquid recirculation occurs via the pleural space adjacent to lobar margins.     

The EGF receptor and notch signaling pathways control the initiation of the morphogenetic furrow during Drosophila eye development

The onset of pattern formation in the developing Drosophila retina begins with the initiation of the morphogenetic furrow, the leading edge of a wave of retinal development that transforms a uniform epithelium, the eye imaginal disc into a near crystalline array of ommatidial elements. The initiation of this wave of morphogenesis is under the control of the secreted morphogens Hedgehog (Hh), Decapentaplegic (Dpp) and Wingless (Wg). We show that the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Notch signaling cascades are crucial components that are also required to initiate retinal development. We also show that the initiation of the morphogenetic furrow is the sum of two genetically separable processes: (1) the 'birth' of pattern formation at the posterior margin of the eye imaginal disc; and (2) the subsequent 'reincarnation' of retinal development across the epithelium.