中国钝颚尉属（Ahmaditermes）及一新种记述：等翅目：白蚁科

在我国南方,钝颚尉属Ahmaditermes Akhtar分布较广:云南、贵州、四川、浙江、福建、湖南、广东、广西和西藏等省(区)均有分布。 据蔡邦华和黄复生(1980)统计,我国计有钝颚尉(Ahmaditermes)四种:中国钝颚尉Ahmaditermes sinensis Tsal et Huang、丘额钝颚尉A.sinuosus(Tsal et Chen)、角头钝颚尉     

馋嘴酷狗小螺丝

俺家有只小螺丝,玩具贵宾犬一只,喷饭搞笑淘气事,嘿嘿,往下瞧瞧你便知。     

中国光鞘反颚茧蜂属新记录

本文报道发现于我国湖北省的光鞘反颚茧蜂属４新记录种。     

The evolution of complex brains and behaviors in African cichlid fishes

In this review, I explore the effects of both social organization and the physical environment, specifically habitat complexity, on the brains and behavior of highly visual African cichlid fishes, drawing on examples from primates and birds where appropriate. In closely related fishes from the monophyletic Ectodinii clade of Lake Tanganyika, both forces influence cichlid brains and behavior. Considering social influences first, visual acuity differs with respect to social organization (monogamy versus polygyny). Both the telencephalon and amygdalar homologue, area Dm, are larger in monogamous species. Monogamous species are found to have more vasotocin-immunoreactive cells in the preoptic area of the brain. Habitat complexity also influences brain and behavior in these fishes. Total brain size, telencephalic and cerebellar size are positively correlated with habitat complexity. Visual acuity and spatial memory are enhanced in cichlids living in more complex environments. However habitat complexity and social forces affect cichlid brains differently. Taken together, our field data and plasticity data suggest that some of the species-specific neural effects of habitat complexity could be the consequence of the corresponding social correlates. Environmental forces, however, exert a broader effect on brain structures than social ones do, suggesting allometric expansion of the brain structures in concert with brain size and/or co-evolution of these structures [Current Zoology 56 (1): 144-156 2010].     

金龟子飞行时鞘翅开合状态与后翅腋片形态的相关性研究

【目的】多数甲虫飞行时鞘翅是张开的，但也有少数甲虫飞行时鞘翅几乎是闭合的(如大部分花金龟、一些蜣螂种类)。飞行时鞘翅闭合可以显著减小空气阻力，提升飞行速度，但限制了后翅关节骨片(腋片)的运动空间和受力状态。腋片在昆虫飞行时扮演动力输送枢纽的角色，前期研究发现腋片具有复杂的内部和外部形态结构，而该结构如此复杂的形态都受到了哪些因素的影响尚不明确，飞行时鞘翅开合行为与腋片的相关性如何还是空白。【方法】利用显微CT扫描10科6亚科共27种金龟子，利用计算机三维重建技术重建和分析了3个腋片[第1腋片(1st axillary, 1Ax)、第2腋片(2nd axillary, 2Ax)和第3腋片(3rd axillary, 3Ax)]的三维图像，其中17种的为鞘翅飞行张开种类，10种的为鞘翅飞行闭合种类，覆盖了金龟总科83%的科级阶元。【结果】飞行时鞘翅张开或闭合的金龟子3个腋片的形态特征均存在差异。较飞行时鞘翅张开的金龟子，飞行时鞘翅闭合的金龟1Ax的头部前端较后端收缩，颈部宽阔且中上部至中部隆起；2Ax的脊更宽阔，内、外叶位置不同；3Ax头部宽阔，内端顶角为锐角，尾部较短。同一类群腋片形态特...     

戊糖片球菌益生效能及其在动物中的应用前景

动物肠道菌群紊乱是引起其消化系统疾病的重要原因。与抗生素相比，益生菌更安全，有良好的发展前景，而且戊糖片球菌本身就是乳酸菌，因此其具体应用过程备受业界关注。为此，文章对戊糖片球菌的作用机制、应用功能等展开了研究，以期为今后的动物生产应用提供参考价值。     

云南省突鄂反颚茧蜂属一新种记述：膜翅目：茧蜂科：反颚茧蜂亚科

本文描述了云南省突颚反颚茧蜂属ＨｅｒａｔｅｍｉｓＷａｌｋｅｒ１新种－缺刺反颚茧蜂Ｈ．ｅｎｏｄｉｓＷｕｅｔＣｈｅｎ，并建立了该属中国已知３种的分种检索表。新种模式标式保存于福建农业大学益虫室。     

角突叶蝉属二新种记述(半翅目,叶蝉科,片角叶蝉亚科)

记述角突叶蝉属 Anidiocerus Maldonado Capriles 2新种,即曲茎角突叶蝉,A.curvatus sp.nov.和双斑角突叶蝉 A.bimaculatus sp.nov..对属征进行了修订,编制了种检索表.