The genus Iphiona (Compositae-Inuleae)

The genus Iphiona Cass. emend. A. Anderb. (Compositae-Inuleae-Inulinae) is revised and considerably amended. The former genera Grantia Boiss. (= Perralde-riopsis Rauschert) and Hirschia Baker are included as well as the major part of Iphiona Cass. s.str. and the species Inula grantioides Boiss., and Pulicaria phillipsiae S. Moore. Five new combinations are made: I. anthemidifolia (Baker) A. Anderb., I. arachnoidea (Boiss.) A. Anderb., I. grantioides (Boiss.) A. Anderb., I. phillipsiae (S. Moore) A. Anderb., and I. senecionoides (Baker) A. Anderb. The new species I. teretifolia A. Anderb. is described. A discussion of the phylogeny of the group and a cladogram, involving reticulation, of the Iphiona species are presented. The 11 species are distributed in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Peoples Democratic Republic Yemen, Oman, Iran and Pakistan.     

The genus Anvillea (Compositae)

The genus Anvillea (Compositae–Inuleae–Inulinae) is found to contain two species which occur in N Africa and the Middle East. Anvilleina Maire is reduced to a synonym of Anvillea and the following two new combinations are made: A. platycarpa (Maire) A. Anderb. and A. garcinii (Burm. f.) DC. ssp. radiata (Coss. & Dur.) A. Anderb. The chromosome number 2n = 14 of A. garcinii ssp. radiata is reported.     

Psednotrichia perennis (Asteraceae,Senecioneae): A new species from the Huila plateau,Angola

The genus Psednotrichia (Asteraceae–Senecioneae) is endemic to Angola and currently consists of two annual species, P. xyridopsis (O. Hoffm.) Anderb. & P. O. Karis, and P. newtonii (O. Hoffm.) Anderb. & P. O. Karis. A perennial member of the genus was collected on a recent field trip to Angola, and is here described as P. perennis N. G. Bergh & B. Nord., sp. nov. A key to the three species is provided.     

A new species of Chrysophthalmum Schultz Bip. (Asteraceae-Inuleae) from TVirkey

The new species Chrysophthalmum gueneri Aytac & Anderb. sp. nov. from southwestern Turkey is described and illustrated. A key to the three species is presented; the systematic position and distribution of the genus are discussed.     

THE GENUS PEGOLETTIA (COMPOSITAE, INULEAE)

Abstract— The genus Pegolettia (Compositae, Inuleae) from Africa, Arabia, and the Middle East is revised. The nine recognized species, viz. P. lanceolata Harv., P. baccaridifolia Less., P. gariepina A. Anderb., P. oxyodonta DC., P. retrofracta (Thunb.) Kies, P. tenuifolia Bolus, P. plumosa M. D. Hend., P. pinnatilobata (Klatt) O. Hoffm. ex Dinter, and P. senegalensis Cass., are treated cladistically, and a cladogram is presented. The species are illustrated, and their distributions mapped. Hypotheses on the mode of speciation and the biogeography of the group including a model of area relationships in southern Africa are presented.     

A new species of Pegolettia (Compositae - Inuleae) from Namibia

The new species Pegolettia gariepina A . Anderb. from Namibia and the northwestern part of South Africa is described. An illustration and a distributionmap is also provided.     

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the tribePlucheeae (Asteraceae)

The tribePlucheeae (Benth.)A. Anderb., has been analysed cladistically by means of a computerized parsimony program (Hennig 86), using theArctotideae as outgroup. The results of the analysis are presented in a consensus tree and one cladogram. Four major monophyletic subgroups can be recognized: TheColeocoma group (3 genera), thePterocaulon group (3 genera), theLaggera group (6 genera), and thePluchea group (12 genera). All recognized genera are described and most genera are supplied with taxonomical notes including comments on their taxonomic status. Genera such asBlumea, Pluchea, andEpaltes are demonstrated to be unnatural assemblages.Monarrhenus andTessaria are both closely related to thePluchea complex. The old generic nameLitogyne Harv. has been taken up for one species ofEpaltes, the genusRhodogeron is reduced to a synonym ofSachsia, and the following new combinations are made;Litogyne gariepina (DC.)A. Anderb., andSachsia coronopifolia (Griseb.)A. Anderb.     

On the Classification of Ixeris Group (Compositae) from China

Ixeris Cass., strinctly speaking, is confined to plants which have achenes with sharply winged ribs. Ixeridium (A. Gray ) Tzvel. contains plants which have persistent radical leaves at anthesis and achenes with obtuse ribs and a fine rostrum at its apex. Paraixeris Nakai is restricted to plants which are of the same achenes as in the genus Ixeridium (A. Gray) Tzvel., but rostra of achenes are robust and radical leaves deciduous in flowering in the former. The Chorisis DC., a monotypic genus, is characterized by ternate palatisect leaves. In the light of the above mentioned understanding of these genera, the author thinks that the division of Chinese Ixeris group, a comparatively complex one, into four genera would be more reasonable than merging them into one genus, namely, Ixeris Cass. Based on the examination of specimens in the Herbarium of the Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica (PE), the author found that there are four species in the genus Ixeris Cass., including one new combination in China. They are I. polycephala Cass., I. dissecta (Makino) Shih, I. japonica (Burm. f. ) Nakai and I. stolonifera A. Gray. The genus Ixeridium (A. Gray ) Tzvel. has 13 species, including five new combinations and three new species in China, namely, I. sagittaroides (C. B. Clarke) Shih, I. gramineum (Ledb.) Tzvel., I. yunnarense Shih,I. graminifolium(Ledb.)Tzvel.,I, biparum Shih,I.aculeolatum Shih,I. chinense( Thunb. ) Tzvel., I. strigosum( Fisch. ) Tzvel., I. elegans( Franeh. ) Shih, I. sonchifolium (Maxim.)Shih,I. laevigatum (BI.)Shih,I. dentatum(Thunb. )Nakai and I. gracile(DC.)Shih, in China. There are six species in the genus Paraixeris Nakai, including One new combination, namely, P. denticulata(Houtt.) Nakai, P. humifusa(Dunn) Shih, P. cheldonifolia( Makino) Nakai, P. saxatilis( Baran. ) Tzvel., P.pinnatipartita (Makino)Tzvel. and P.serotina(Maxim.)Tzvel.in China.     

Chemical constituents of plant from the genus craniotome

Craniotome furcata (Link) O. Kuntze (Lamiaceae) has been reported worldwide as the only species of the genus Craniotome. Traditionally, this plant is used in the treatment of wounds. Craniosides A and B, buddlejasaponins I, and essential oils have been isolated from the genus Craniotome.     

印度颊脊隐翅虫属中国的新种与新纪录(鞘翅目,隐翅虫科,隐翅虫亚科)

记述印度颊脊隐翅虫属Induquedius中国1新种,刘氏印度颊脊隐翅虫Induquedius liuae sp. nov.和中国1新纪录种,捷印度颊脊隐翅虫Ⅰ.baliyo Smetana,1988及中国大陆1新纪录种,台湾印度颊脊隐翅虫Ⅰ.formosae(Cameron),1949.新种与来自锡金的Ⅰ.sikkimensis(Cameron),1932很相似,但雄性外生殖器中叶端部更窄缩,侧叶侧支端部各有4根细毛,腹部第8腹板端凹缘很浅,与后者不同.     

Macropodicoptes mironovi n. g., n. sp. (Acariformes: Sarcoptidae), a new mange mite from Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest) (Diprotodonia: Macropodidae)

A new mange mite species, Macropodicoptes mironovi n. g., n. sp. (Acariformes: Sarcoptidae), is described from Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest) (Diprotodontia: Macropodidae) from the Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo, NSW, Australia. This is the fourth species and third genus allocated to the sarcoptid subfamily Diabolicoptinae, whose representatives exclusively parasitise marsupials. The new genus differs from Diabolicoptes Fain & Domrow, 1974, in both sexes, by the proportions of the gnathosoma, the shape of many hysterosomal setae and the absence of setae e1, pRII-II, sRIII and solenidion ω3I; and, in males, by the lack of fusion of coxal apodemes I.     

中国角菌甲属分类研究及一新种记述(鞘翅目,拟步甲科)

对中国的角菌甲属Ischnodactylus Chevrolat,1877进行了分类整理,给出了已知种的识别检索表并描述了1新种。模式标本保存于河北大学博物馆。尖角角菌甲,新种Ischnodactylus storthus sp.nov.(图1 ~10)正模♂,海南乐东尖峰岭, 2007-05-17 ,巴义彬和朗俊通采。副模: 2 ♂♂,2♀♀,记录同正模。新种在外形上与台湾角菌甲I.formosanus Gebien,1925近似,两者的主要区别为: 1)前者身体较宽短,而后者则较长; 2)前者额角基部粗大,端部具毛;而后者的额角弱S形弯曲,端部无毛; 3)前者鞘翅斑纹小,呈蝶结状,位于第2 ~5行间;而后者翅斑大,非蝶结状,位于第2 ~8行间。词源:种名取自额中央有1对并列的钉状齿。     

Phylogenetic relationships of the European lacertid genera Archaeolacerta and Iberolacerta and their relationships to some other 'Archaeolacertae' (sensu lato) from Near East, derived from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Parts of the mitochondrial genes coding for 12SrRNA and 16SrRNA (together about 960 bp) were sequenced for all Mediterranean species of 'Mountain lizards' of the genera Archaeolacerta ( sensu lato ) and Iberolacerta . All subspecies of the Iberian species Iberolacerta cyreni and I. monticola were included in this study. In addition, samples of Apathya cappadocica and Darevskia rudis were analysed to elucidate the relationships of the European 'Mountain lizards' to their possible relatives in the Near East. Maximum parsimony and neighbour joining analyses lead to the following major conclusions: (i) the monophyly of the genus Iberolacerta is very well supported; (ii) Archaeolacerta bedriagae (the type species of the genus) is most basal with respect to the ingroup taxa. If we accept Iberolacerta as a genus, Archaeolacerta becames paraphyletic. Therefore, we propose to restrict Archaeolacerta to the type species and to treat A. mosorensis and A. oxycephala provisionally as members of the collective genus Lacerta ; (iii) within the genus Iberolacerta three groups were found: a Pyrenean group, an Iberian group and I. horvathi . The relationships among these groups remain unresolved; and (iv) the Peña de Francia lizards, described originally as a subspecies of I. cyreni , are in fact more closely related to I. monticola .     

片角叶蜂属研究及四新种记述(膜翅目,叶蜂科,平背叶蜂亚科)

对膜翅目叶蜂科平背叶蜂亚科的片角叶蜂属Indostegia Malaise进行了系统研究,描述了分布于中国川滇黔地区的4个新种:多齿片角叶蜂Indostegia multidenticula sp nov,短角片角叶蜂I brevicornis sp.nov,黑股片角叶蜂I.nigrofemorata sp nov.和短刃片角叶蜂I.breviserrula sp.nov..基于新的材料重新描述了片角叶蜂属的属征,编制了片角叶蜂属分种检索表.新种模式标本分别保存于中南林学院昆虫标本室和中国科学院动物研究所.     

Taxonomic notes on the genus Illicium Linn.

Taxonomic notes of the genus Illicium Linn. are presented based mainly on herbarium studies involving more than 10 thousand speciemens from 120 herbaria worldwide, Three new combinations are made, viz, I. fargesii Finet & Gagnep. Subsp. szechuanensis (Cheng) Q. Lin, I. parvifolium Merr. Subsp. oligandrum (Merr. & Chun)Q. Lin and I. micranhum Dunn subsp. tsangii (A. C. Smith)Q. Lin, and thirteen species, six subspecies, three varieties and two forms are reduced to synonyms. Thirty-four species, three subspecies and one variety are recognized inthis genus.     

Identification of Heterotrophic Nanoflagellates by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA

Thirty clones derived from twenty isolates of heterotrophic nanoflagellates originating from a variety of marine and freshwater environments were examined by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA genes amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (riboprinting). The data were compared with light and electron microscopical identification of the isolates. On morphological criteria, sixteen of the thirty clones belonged to the genus Paraphysomonas De Saedeleer, seven to the genus Spumella Cienkowski, four to the genus Pteridomonas Penard and three to the genus Cafeteria Fenchel and Patterson. Among these taxa, eleven ribotypes were detected by analysis with the restriction enzymes Hinf I, Hae III, Sau3A I, and Msp I. Differentiation of nanoflagellate taxa by the riboprinting method supported taxonomic classification based on morphology at the generic and species level. The utility of the method for discriminating the 'naked' flagellates and for confirming the identity of polymorphic forms among species of Paraphysomonas is demonstrated.