中国厕蝇属一新种（双翅目：厕蝇科）

本文记述采自山西省的厕蝇属Ｆａｎｎｉａ Ｒ．－Ｄ．,１８３０一新种。录属于瘤胫厕蝇群ｘｃａｌａｒｉｓ－ｇｒｏｕｐ,胸刺厕蝇亚群ｆｕｓｃｕｌａ－ｓｕｂｇｒｏｕｐ,命名为突尾厕蝇Ｆａｎｎｉａ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｃａｕｄａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,新种模式标本保存于山西省大同市地方病防治所。     

后丽盲蝽属四新种记述（半翅目：盲蝽科）

Ｍｉｙａｍｏｔｏ于１９８７年将Ａｐｏｌｙｇｕｓ Ｃｈｉｎａ提升为独立的属,但其他作者仍将其作为丽盲蝽属Ｌｙｇｏｃｏｒｉｓ Ｒｅｕｔｅｒ的一个亚属,作者认为Ｍｉｙａｍｏｔｏ的意见更为合理。本文记述了产于中国的后丽盲蝽属４新种。标本度量单位均为ｍｍ。模式标本除注明者外,均保存于面开大学生物系。     

Distribution,diversity and conservation of Anostraca (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in southern Africa

Southern Africa is defined here as Africa south of the Zambezi and Kunene Rivers. Here, annual average rainfall, rainfall season, and effective temperature are climatic factors which influence anostracan distribution. The type of temporary pool also appears to have some effect on distribution. Areas of high species richness are not confined to any particular climatic region and such areas occur in arid, montane and subtropical regions of southern Africa. Forty-six anostracan species have been recorded from the subcontinent and 80% of these are endemic. IUCN Red Data assessment of species revealed that two species can be considered 'Critically Endangered', while a further four are 'Endangered', and three are 'Vulnerable'. Many parts of southern Africa have been inadequately sampled but in South Africa, where the anostracans are relatively well known, temporary pool inhabitants are threatened mainly by agriculture, urbanization, pollution and pesticides. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Speciation in monogonont rotifers

Monogonont rotifers are cyclical parthenogens livingin limnic habitats with considerable seasonalvariation and often with island-like features. Theoccurrence of bisexual reproduction in these organismsmakes it feasible to define fields for generecombination, i.e. biological species. In thispaper, we analyze the structure of the diversity inmonogonont rotifers using several data sets: taxonomicand intraspecific diversity as reported inidentification keys, morphological variation reportedin ecological studies, and allozyme and matingbehavior patterns. Our analysis suggests that siblingspecies may be frequent in rotifers. Monogonontrotifers seem to meet conditions for an activespeciation, which might be particularly promoted byseasonal specialization and timing of bisexualreproduction.     

Synonymous substitution rates in Drosophila: Mitochondrial versus nuclear genes

Synonymous substitution rates in mitochondrial and nuclear genes of Drosophila were compared. To make accurate comparisons, we considered the following: (1) relative synonymous rates, which do not require divergence time estimates, should be used; (2) methods estimating divergence should take into account base composition; (3) only very closely related species should be used to avoid effects of saturation; (4) the heterogeneity of rates should be examined. We modified the methods estimating synonymous substitution numbers to account for base composition bias. By using these methods, we found that mitochondrial genes have 1.7–3.4 times higher synonymous substitution rates than the fastest nuclear genes or 4.5–9.0 times higher rates than the average nuclear genes. The average rate of synonymous transversions was 2.7 (estimated from the melanogaster species subgroup) or 2.9 (estimated from the obscura group) times higher in mitochondrial genes than in nuclear genes. Synonymous transversions in mitochondrial genes occurred at an approximately equivalent rate to those in the fastest nuclear genes. This last result is not consistent with the hypothesis that the difference in turnover rates between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes is the major factor determining higher synonymous substitution rates in mtDNA. We conclude that the difference in synonymous substitution rates is due to a combination of two factors: a higher transitional mutation rate in mtDNA and constraints on nuclear genes due to selection for codon usage. Received: 27 November 1996 / Accepted: 8 May 1997     

A procedure for the extraction of chloroplast DNA from broad-leaved tree species

A method for the extraction of ctDNA from isolated chloroplast was developed. This method is simple and adapted particularly to broad-leaved trees, including sclerophyllous species with high phenolic and polysaccharide contents. This method includes two major steps: first, chloroplasts are isolated in non-aqueous solutions to avoid oxidation and phenolic problems; second, ctDNA is extracted from the chloroplasts using aqueous solutions and specific methods to provide highly purified ctDNA.     

小黑螨科一新属新种（蜱螨亚纲：辐螨亚目）

建立了小黑螨科一新属：华颚螨属Ｓｉｎｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓ ｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．;描述了模式种：王氏华颚螨Ｓ．ｗａｎｇａｅ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,并列出了该科分属检索表。     

四川西部云南鳅属鱼类一新种记述：鲤形目：鳅科

本文报道产于四川西部安宁河（属雅砻江支流）的云南鳅属Ｙｕｎｎａｎｉｌｕｓ鱼类一新种,命名为四川云南鳅,新种Ｙ．ｓｉｃｈｕａｎｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,详细葶了新种的形态特征,并与近似种进行了比较。     

中国蝙蝠体翼手恙螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文记述采自江西的翼手恙螨属一新种,由毛翼手恙螨,新种Ｃｈｉｒｏｐｔｅｌｌａ ｃｕｒｖｉｓｅｔｏｓａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,模型标本保存于江西医学院寄生虫学教研室。