大眼长蝽的外部形态观察（半翅目：长蝽科）

本文扼要记述了半翅目长蝽科的大眼长蝽成虫期的外部形态,希图据此获得对大眼长蝽亚科形态学的进一步认识,为长蝽总科的系统发育研究提供资料。文章还兼对该亚科的泡眼长蝽的部分构造作了记载。     

盐长蝽亚科外部形态及其系统学意义的研究：半翅目：长蝽科

本文研究了半翅目长蝽科盐长蝽亚科（Ｈｅｎｅｓｔａｒｉｎａｅ）的外部形态,希图为长蝽总科复合体的系统发育研究提供资料。材料选用盐长蝽ＨｅｎｅｓｔａｒｉｓｏｓｃｈａｎｉｎｉＢｅｒｇｒｏｔｈ１９１９和卤长蝽ＥｎｇｉｓｔｕｓｓａｌｉｎｕｓＪａｋｏｖｌｅｖ１８７４,分别作为该亚科３个成员属中两个属（即盐长蝽属ＨｅｎｅｓｔａｒｉｓＳｐｉｎｏｌａ１８３９和卤长蝽属ＥｎｇｉｓｔｕｓＦｉｅｂｅｒ１８６４）的代表。文章还初步提出了该亚科的一些共有新征,并作了有关讨论,认为此分类单元为一单系群。     

中国长盲蝽属记述：半翅目：盲蝽科

长盲蝽属(Dolichomiris Reuter)是盲蝽科(Miridae)中以吸食禾本科植物汁液为主的类群之一,多生活在海拔1000米以上的山地草原、草甸、草灌混生的草丛及森林草层之中。此属昆虫身体长形、瘦细,体背光滑或具很细微的刻点。唇基大且从上方可见,额扁平,向前延伸覆盖唇基基部或否。复眼接近或接触前胸背板。触角第1、2节(后者     

红足点胸长蝽Acompus rufipes (Wolff) 新异名（异翅亚目：长蝽总科：地长蝽科）

研究欧洲和中国的标本后发现,室翅长蝽科Heterogastridae的小异腹长蝽Heterogaster minimusZou&Zheng,1981是地长蝽科Rhyparochromidae的红足点胸长蝽Acompus rufipes(Wolff,1804)的新异名。文中还提供了红足点胸长蝽Acompus rufipes的整体图和雄性生殖器特征图。     

甘蔗异背长蝽生物学特性及防治研究

甘蔗异背长蝽在我区年发生不完整3代,以卵在蔗蔸基部及部分蔗种和残梢上越冬。成虫不能完全越冬。翌年主要虫源是越冬卵。在室温28.5～29.5℃条件下,各虫态平均历期为:雌成虫21.7天,雄成虫19.1天,卵14.7天,若虫34.3天,全世代70天左右。成虫产卵量一般在20～40粒,最高近100拉。防治适期为二龄若虫高峰期,用21％灭杀毙800倍稀释液喷雾,5天后效果仍达94.4％。     

大眼长蝽对苜蓿盲蝽的捕食作用

室内条件下,评价了大眼长蝽Geocoris pallidipennis(Costa)对苜蓿盲蝽Adelphocoris lineolatus(Goeze)的捕食效应。结果表明,大眼长蝽捕食苜蓿盲蝽的有效虫态为3～5龄若虫及成虫,其中成虫的捕食率最高。大眼长蝽对苜蓿盲蝽的捕食功能反应符合HollingⅡ型,其捕食量随着猎物龄期的增长而减少,而随着自身龄期的增长而增加。24h内,大眼长蝽雌成虫最多能捕食37.88头苜蓿盲蝽1龄若虫。15～35℃范围内,大眼长蝽的捕食量随着温度的升高而增加;35℃下的捕食量为15℃下的1.78倍。上述研究表明,大眼长蝽是苜蓿盲蝽的重要捕食性天敌。     

中国新纪录属——宽瘤长蝽属(异翅亚目,长蝽总科,尖长蝽科)

记述了尖长蝽科Oxycarenidae中国l新纪录属和种,即宽瘤长蝽属Metopoplax Fieber,1860,源宽瘤长蝽Metopoplax origani ( Kolenati,1845).提供了成虫外形照片及雄性外生殖器图.研究标本保存在南开大学昆虫学研究所标本馆.     

内蒙古长蝽科昆虫新种新记录记述(半翅目:长蝽科)

作者在研究内蒙古长蝽科标本时,发现长蝽科2个新种：阿拉善叶缘长蝽Emblethis alashanensissp.nov.,巴氏直缘长蝽Ortholomus batui sp.nov.,1个中国新记录属：弯齿长蝽属Raglius Stal,1872,3个中国新记录种：弯齿长蝽Raglius aboacuminatus(Goeze),蒙毛角长蝽Hyalocoris mongolicus Kerzhner,东方林长蝽Drymus orientalis Kerzhner。模式标本保存于内蒙古师范大学昆虫研究所标本馆。     

中国海南大眼长蝽属一新种（半翅目：异翅亚目：大眼长蝽科）

记述大眼长蝽科1新种:西沙大眼长蝽Geocoris xishaensis sp.nov.,分布于中国海南.该种的主要鉴别特征是:头部赭黄色,触角深色,前胸背板前缘、后缘和侧缘淡黄色,中间具1深色大斑,前翅淡黄色,小盾片黑色.     

突眼长蝽属一新种及其五龄若虫记述(半翅目,束长蝽科,突眼长蝽亚科)

突眼长蝽属在世界范围内已知9种,我国已记述3种.本文记述了采自云南的1新种,郑氏突眼长蝽Chauliops zhengi sp.nov.及其五龄若虫.新种成虫和豆突眼长蝽C.fallax Scott与C.choprai Sweet et Schaefer较为近似,与C.fallax Scott相比,新种抱器中部较为纤细;触角第1节短于而非长于第3节;复眼眼柄相对较短;头背面颜色更黑;与C.choprai sweet et Schaefer相比,新种触角第1节短于而非近似等于触角第3节长度;个体较小.新种若虫体表无黑色长大的腺毛;触角第3节为黑褐色而非淡色可明显区别于上述两种若虫.就若虫而言,新种和C.bisontula Banks较相似,即体表均无大型黑色棒状腺毛,新种体表小腺毛似锥形,表面无棘刺可以区别.新种模式标本保存于南开大学生物学系昆虫标本室.     

Electrophoretic Variation in Esterases, Peroxidases and Acid Phosphatases in Some Native Greek Taxa of the Genera Hordeum and Taeniatherum

Horizontal starch gel electrophoresis has been applied to thestudy of esterase, peroxidase and acid phosphatase patternsin seven taxa, namely Hordeum diploids (2n=14) (H. marinum,H. marinum I and H. hystrix), tetraploids (2n=28) (H. bulbosumand H. murinum subsp. leporinum) and Taeniatherum (2n=14) (T.caput-medusae and T. caput-medusae I) in order to elucidatetheir phylogenetic relationships. On the basis of our experimentalresults the seven taxa may be placed in the following threegroups; (1) diploid Hordeum (H. marinum, H. marinum I, H. hystrix);(2) tetraploid Hordeum (H. bulbosum, H. murinum subsp. leporinum);(3) Taeniatherum (T. caput-medusae, T. caput-medusae I). Esterase, peroxidase and acid phosphatase patterns of the twoHordeum diploid taxa (H. marinum and H. marinum I) are verysimilar suggesting their close phylogenetic relationship; thesame is true for both the taxa of the genus Taeniatherum (T.caput-medusae and T. caput-medusae I). The taxa of the Taeniatherumgroup compared with the diploid Hordeum (H. marinum, H. marinumI, H. hystrix) and the tetraploid Hordeum (H. bulbosum, H. murinumsubsp. leporinum) show a lower degree of phylogenetic relationshipand seem to be equally distant from them. The tetraploid Hordeumgroup shows a higher phylogenetic relationship with diploidHordeum group than with the Taeniatherum group. These results confirm that the genus Taeniatherum, previouslyconsidered as part of the genus Hordeum, should be regardedas a separate genus. Gramineae (Poaceae), Hordeum L., Taeniatherum Nevski., esterase, peroxidase and acid phosphatase patterns, phylogenetic relationships     

MORE MOLLUSCAN NAME-CHANGES, GENERIC AND SPECIFIC

Volema, Bolten, type V. paradisiaca, Bolten, has priority overMelongena, Schumacher, but may be used independently. Mayena, gen. nov., proposed for Biplex australasia, Perry. Turricula, Schumacher, is the correct name for Surcula, H. &A. Adams. Gelagna, Schaufuss, is equal to and antedates Paralagena, Dall. Partulida, Schaufuss, should replace Spiralinella, Chaster. Campanile, Fischer, has for type the recent species Cerithiumleve, Quoy & Gaimard, which is here renamed Campanile symbolicum,sp. nov. Campanilopa, gen. nov., introduced for the fossil Cerithiumgiganteum. Lam. Pleurotomoides, Bronn, has priority over Lora, Gistel, and Clathurella,Carpenter, all proposed as alternatives for Defrancia, Millet,preoccupied. Gabrielona, gen. nov., proposed for Phasianella nepeanensis,Gatliff & Gabriel. Orbitestella, gen. nov., for Cyclostrema bastowi, Gatliff. Megathura, Pilsbry, should be used instead of Macrochasma, Dall. Mitromorpha, auctt., is not Mitromorpha, Carpenter, which wasbased on Daphnella (?) filosa, Carpenter. Antimitra, gen. nov., is proposed for Pleurotoma agrota, Reeve,with which A. Adams' Mitromorpha lirata is congeneric. Lovellona, gen. nov., type Conus atramentosus. Reeve. Apaturris, gen. nov., type Mitramorpha expeditionis, Oliver. Callanaitis, gen. nov., type Venus yatei, Gray, for Salacia,Jukes-Browne, preoccupied. Anopsia, Gistel, is available for Psyche, Rang, preoccupied,and has priority over Verrillopsyche, Cossmann, proposed forHalopsyche, Kieferstein, preoccupied, introduced as substitutefor Rang's name. Hydromyles, Gistel, should be used for Euribia, Rang, preoccupied,as it is older than Kieferstein's name Theceurybia, for thesame genus. (Received 13 April 1917;     

The GUS reporter-aided analysis of the promoter activities of Arabidopsis ACC synthase genes AtACS4, AtACS5, and AtACS7 induced by hormones and stresses

Ethylene biosynthesis in higher plants is regulated developmentallyand environmentally. To investigate the regulation of ACC synthasegene expression, the promoters of Arabidopsis ACS genes, AtACS4,AtACS5, and AtACS7, were fused to a GUS reporter gene, and therecombinant transgenes were introduced into Arabidopsis to producethree groups of AtACS::GUS transgenic plants. Histochemic andfluorometric study of these transgenic plants revealed thatpromoters of AtACS4, AtACS, and AtACS7 are all active in dark-germinatedseedlings. AtACS5 has the highest promoter activity in leavesof 2-week-old light-grown seedlings among the three AtACS genesstudied. In the mature leaves, AtACS4 and AtACS7 genes are expressedin both veins and areoles, whereas AtACS5 is expressed at ahigher level in the areoles and epidermal cells surroundingtrichomes. The promoter activities of all these AtACS genesare found in the reproductive organs. AtACS5 and AtACS7 arehighly expressed in petals, sepals, carpels, stamens, caulineleaves, inflorescence stems, and siliques, while AtACS4 expressionis undetectable in the petals of open flowers. All three AtACSgenes are expressed in root tissue. In the 2-week-old light-grownArabidopsis, the AtACS4 promoter is responsive to the planthormones IAA, ethylene, and ABA, and to darkness and wounding;the AtACS5 promoter to IAA, ABA, salt, high temperature, andwounding; and the AtACS7 promoter to GA₃, ethylene, and ABA,and to darkness and salt. Low-temperature treatment abolishesthe darkness-induced AtACS7 gene expression, but not that ofAtACS4. Each AtACS gene has a unique expression profile duringgrowth and development. It appears that at any developmentalstage or any growth period of Arabidopsis, there is always amember of AtACS multigene family that is actively expressed. Key words: ACC synthase, Arabidopsis, ethylene, gene expression, GUS histochemical staining, reporter, stress treatments     

Identification of Stylar RNases Associated with Gametophytic Self-Incompatibility in Almond (Prunus dulcis)

Stylar proteins of 13 almond (Prunus dulcis) cultivars withknown S-genotypes were surveyed by IEF and 2D-PAGE combinedwith immunoblot and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysesto identify S-RNases associated with gametophytic self-incompatibility(SI) in this plant species. RNase activities corresponding toS_a and S_b, two of the four S-alleles tested, were identifiedby IEF and RNase activity staining. The S_a-RNase band reactedwith the anti-S₄serum prepared from Japanese pear (Pyrus serotina);no reaction with the antiserum was observed with the s_bRNaseband. When the s_a-RNase band was excised from an IEF gel stainedfor RNase activity, subjected to SDS-PAGE, and detected by immunoblotting,it appeared that this band consisted of a single protein thatreacted with the anti-s₄serum with M_r of about 28 kDa. With2D-PAGE and silver staining of the stylar extracts, all fourS-proteins could be successfully distinguished from each otherin the highly basic zone of the gel. Although S_b-, S_c-, andS_dproteins had roughly the same M_r of about 30 kDa, the S_c-proteinseemed to be slightly smaller than the S_b-protein and slightlylarger than the S_aprotein. In 2D-PAGE profiles as well, theS_a-protein had M_r of about 28 kDa, apparently smaller than theother three proteins. A bud sport, in which one of the two S-allelesof the original cultivar is impaired, was visualized as a lossof S_cprotein, which is consistent with the previous pollinationstudy. All four S-proteins reacted with the anti-S₄serum, probablybecause of the differing conformations of these S-proteins inthe IEF and 2D-PAGE gels. The S_a-protein in 2D-PAGE appearedto be identical to S_a-RNase in IEF; both bad the same M_r andwere reactive with the anti-S₄-serum. N-terminal amino acidsequence analysis of the four 5-proteins revealed that theywere highly homologous to each other and similar to the 5-RNasesof Malus, Pyrus, Scrophulariaceae, and Solanaceae. Taken together,RNases in the style are strongly suggested to be associatedwith the gametophytic SI of al- mond. This is the first reportidentofiying and characterizing S-RNase in almond. (Received July 11, 1996; Accepted December 26, 1996)     

Estimating the capacity for improvement in risk prediction with a marker

Consider a set of baseline predictors X to predict a binaryoutcome D and let Y be a novel marker or predictor. This paperis concerned with evaluating the performance of the augmentedrisk model P(D = 1|Y,X) compared with the baseline model P(D= 1|X). The diagnostic likelihood ratio, DLR_X(y), quantifiesthe change in risk obtained with knowledge of Y = y for a subjectwith baseline risk factors X. The notion is commonly used inclinical medicine to quantify the increment in risk predictiondue to Y. It is contrasted here with the notion of covariate-adjustedeffect of Y in the augmented risk model. We also propose methodsfor making inference about DLR_X(y). Case–control studydesigns are accommodated. The methods provide a mechanism toinvestigate if the predictive information in Y varies with baselinecovariates. In addition, we show that when combined with a baselinerisk model and information about the population distributionof Y given X, covariate-specific predictiveness curves can beestimated. These curves are useful to an individual in decidingif ascertainment of Y is likely to be informative or not forhim. We illustrate with data from 2 studies: one is a studyof the performance of hearing screening tests for infants, andthe other concerns the value of serum creatinine in diagnosingrenal artery stenosis.     

Intergeneric and Interspecific Relationships in Araceae tribe Caladieae and Development of Molecular Markers using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP)

Since amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysishas proved useful in distinguishing cultivars of Caladium, itwas used to assess the status of species of Caladium vs. Xanthosoma,both in tribe the Caladieae, and to reassess the position ofHapaline in the same tribe. AFLP analysis using three primercombinations was carried out on four species of Caladium(C.bicolor, C. humboldtii, C. lindenii and C. schomburgkii). Resultsshowed that AFLP can distinguish between the different speciesby their unique and different banding patterns. AFLP analysisconfirmed that C. humboldtii is a species distinct from C. bicolorand that C. lindenii is a true Caladium species and does notbelong to Xanthosoma. UPGMA cluster analysis showed that C.bicolor and C. schomburgkii are most similar and that C. humboldtiiis closer to the C. bicolor / C. schomburgkii cluster comparedwith C. lindenii. Genetic relationships between Caladium, Xanthosoma,Hapaline, Alocasia and Protarum were also examined by AFLP analysisusing eight primer combinations. Several useful molecular markerswere specific either to Caladium orXanthosoma , so that AFLPcan be used to distinguish species of these two genera. Geneticanalysis of the genera examined confirms that the Caladieaeand Colocasieae tribes are distinct and that Hapaline fallswithin the tribe Caladieae and that Protarum is most distantfrom all the genera examined. Copyright 2000 Annals of BotanyCompany Araceae, Caladium, Xanthosoma, Hapaline, Alocasia, Protarum, AFLP DNA fingerprinting, diversity, AFLP markers     

Water Import Rate in Tomato Fruit: A Resistance Model

A model of the water import rate in tomato fruit is proposed.It compares the fruit to a hollow sphere (P) with external radiusR and internal radius R_G, corresponding to pericarp, and containingan internal spherical part (G). The pathway limiting water inputrate at any point I at a distance r from the fruit centre wasassumed to be proportional: (a) in P, to the length of the arcwhich has a radius r and which goes from I to the pedicel extension;(b) in G, to r. The water input rate at I was modelled basedon a law similar to Darcy's law which takes into account thedifference between the water potential at entry of fruit andthe water potential at point I. This latter potential was thesum of fruit osmotic potential and pressure potential due toresistance of tissue to deformation. This potential was proportionalto R-r or R_G -r. The model was expressed at fruit level by alaw such that water mass imported per unit time per unit surfacearea of fruit (f_rw) was a linear function of R. The model wascompared to linear regressions of this rate in terms of R whichhad been found during fruit swelling from published results,and which were obtained at different values of nutrient solutionsalinity. The results suggested that water input in tomato fruitis conditioned by passive forces depending on fruit size.Copyright1994, 1999 Academic Press Fruit, growth, model, resistance, salinity, size, tomato, transfer, water     

家蚕保存系统红色卵的遗传分析

用遗传背景清楚的家蚕Bombyx mori红卵（re）、白卵(w-2、pe)、第4褐卵（b-4）的标志基因系统和正常型黑卵系统与我国家蚕基因库保存的20个红色卵系统杂交,进行顺反测验,分析了它们的卵色支配基因及遗传规律。结果发现：①在03-310系统中存在家蚕卵色新突变pink egg,与红卵re 等位,基因符号为re^p,表型特征为：卵淡红色,成虫蛾眼也为淡红色;②6个系统为红卵（re）的纯合系统,还有５个系统除具有re／re基因型外,还具有支配白色卵或浅红色或橙红色卵的突变基因;③２个系统为第4褐卵（b4）的纯合系统; ④6个系统的红褐色卵为母性影响遗传;⑤发现家蚕卵色基因b-4和r-e的互补关系,b-4/b-4 re/re基因型表现为新的卵色——橙黄色。     

Intergeneric Hybridization between Species of Leymus, Psathyrostachys and Hordeum (Poaceae, Triticeae)

A total of 132 intergeneric crossing attempts (49 combinations)involving species of Leymus Hochst., Psathyrostachys Nevskiand Hordeum L. were performed, of which 103 were between Hordeumand Leymus. Embryo rescue was used throughout the experiment.Hybrids between Leymus and Psathyrostachys were difficult toobtain. Hybrid progeny were relatively easily obtained whencrossing Hordeum and Leymus. Plants from 20 different combinationswere obtained. Nineteen of these have not previously been reported.Meiotic analysis of three hybrid combinations of Hordeum x Leymusis reported. The high frequency of univalents in meiotic interphase(MI) indicates that allosyndetic chromosome pairing did notoccur, supporting the assumption that the genomes of Leymusare non-homologous to the H genomes of Hordeum.Copyright 1994,1999 Academic Press Taxonomy, Triticeae, Leymus, Psathyrostachys, Hordeum, intergeneric hybridization