猫儿山林区天牛科昆虫初报

报道猫儿山林区天牛科昆虫计４亚科５６属８３种２亚种，其中未定名种７种；星天牛、云斑天牛和桑天牛为林区的优势种；根据采集、整理、鉴定、编写林区天牛科昆虫名录。     

虎骨及其替代品的研究进展

虎骨是我国传统的名贵中药,具有明显的消炎和镇痛作用,用于治疗筋骨及腰腿疼痛,尤其用于治疗风湿性关节炎．由于虎被列为国际重点保护的濒危野生动物,禁止作药材使用,为了满足医药需求,虎骨替代品的开发利用研究已大量开展．该文从虎骨及其替代品的化学成分、结构及疗效等方面,综述了近年来我国有关研究的最新进展．     

Jurassic and Cretaceous Cupedomorpha (Insecta: Coleoptera) faunas of China

Widespread non-marine Mesozoic deposits in China often contain abundant cupedomorpha fossils with significance for correlation. Based on the composition and characteristics of the cupedomorphs, at present, seven cupedid and ommatid assemblages are recognized from the Jurassic-Cretaceous rocks, of which three cupedid and two ommatid assemblages were recovered from North and northeast China: Middle Jurassic Tetrocupes-Hebeicupes cupedid assemblage from northern Hebei and Inner Mongolia (Yanliao fauna); Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous Ovatocupes-Priacma cupedid and Amblomma-Sinocupes ommatid assemblages from western Liaoning (Jehol fauna); Early Cretaceous Lupicupes-Diluticupes cupedid and Monticupes ommatid assemblages from Beijing and adjacent areas. Both the Ovatocupes-Priacma and AmblommaSinocupes assemblages are important elements of the Jehol entomofauna. Remaining are the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous MesotricupesGansucupes cupedid assemblage from Jiuquan Basin, Gansu Province, NW China and the ForticupesPicticupes ommatid assemblage from Shandong Province. In southern China only one poorly preserved ommatid specimen, Zygadenia (=Notocupes) sp. occurs.     

A new genus and species of the termitophilous Neotropical Hybosorinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae) associated with Cornitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the Cerrado ecoregion in Brazil

The new hybosorine genus Taisia Frolov, Ocampo, Akhmetova et Vaz-de-Mello, gen. nov. is described from T. cornitermitis Frolov, Ocampo, Akhmetova et Vaz-de-Mello, sp. nov. from Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Taisia gen. nov. can be easily distinguished from the rest of the Neotropical Hybosorinae genera by the following characters: mandibular teeth long and robust; pronotum with serrate lateral margins; scutellum with two deep rectangular fossae basally; and metatibial apex protruding. Males of T. cornitermitis sp. nov. differ in having feather-like setae on the three basal tarsomeres of meso- and protarsi. The new taxon is associated with termites Cornitermes cf. bequaerti Emerson, 1952.

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New species and rediagnosis of Akamboja,and a new record for A. minimum (Coleoptera: Phengodidae,Mastinocerinae)

ABSTRACT

Akamboja was recently described based on five species with relatively small geographic ranges, all of which are within the boundaries of the South-eastern Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil. Recent expeditions in the continental island of Ilha Grande (Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil) resulted in the discovery of a new species of the genus. Akamboja insularis sp. nov. has all diagnostic features of the genus, except for the branches of the antennomere IX, which are separated, unlike any other Akamboja. Here, we describe this new species, provide a new record for Akamboja minimum Roza et al. and propose a new diagnosis for the genus.

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9种拟步甲16S rDNA部分序列及其亲缘关系

测定了9种拟步甲的16S rDNA部分基因序列,并与GenBank中的1种步甲的基因序列作同源性比较,计算其核苷酸使用频率并构建了分子系统树.在获得的435 bp的序列中,A+T约占74.4%,颠换(transversion)取代的速率大于转换(transition)取代的速率,其中277个核苷酸位点存在变异.结果表明:属内种间的碱基序列差异范围为3.4%～6.2%;族内属间为9.4%～11.0%;科内族间为10.8%～17.7%;科与科间的差异达到46.7%～50.3%.分子系统树表明:拟步甲科为一单系群,其中琵甲族较为进化,漠甲族与漠王族相对原始;琵甲族与土甲族的亲缘关系较近;漠甲族、漠王族与鳖甲族的亲缘关系较近.本结果与传统的分类观点相吻合.     

虎纹伯劳的繁殖习性

对黑龙江省兴凯湖自然保护区的虎纹伯劳（Ｌａｎｉｕｓ ｔｉｇｒｉｎｕｓ）的生态学特征（栖息地、种群数量、食性、繁殖等）进行了研究。     

Checklist of Hydrophiloidea of Turkey (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

The superfamily Hydrophiloidea of Turkey is catalogued. A total of 23 genera and 161 valid species and subspecies are recorded of which six species (3.7%) are recorded as endemic. Forty-eight species and two subspecies are from the family Helophoridae, three species are from the family Georissidae, seven species are from the family Hydrochidae, two species are from the family Spercheidae and 95 species and four subspecies are from the family Hydrophilidae. Distributions of these species within Turkey are given according to the 81 administrative divisions of the country. The catalogue is based on examination of the primary literature and also includes some records from specimens examined in collections. Taxa are arranged hierarchically under the categories of family, subfamily, tribe, subtribe (where recognized), genus, subgenus (where recognized), species and subspecies (where recognized).     

Natural history of the African riverine tiger beetle Chaetodera regalis (Dejean) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)

The tiger beetle Chaetodera regalis (Dejean) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. We studied activity patterns, ecological interactions, and behaviour of this species along four major rivers in Kruger National Park, South Africa. During the dry season, small numbers of adult beetles are found on sand bars along perennial rivers. In the rainy season, adults are found in large numbers on a broad spectrum of substrates (including clays, coarse and fine sands and gravels, and black organic soils) and geomorphological features (sand flats, mud flats, sand bars, beaches, riverbanks, and dry and wet sandy streambeds) in riverine areas. Predatory, defensive, thermoregulatory, and reproductive behaviours are described. This species may prove to be a useful indicator of the health of African riverine systems: adults are abundant in high-quality riverine areas; adults and larvae may be adversely affected by human activities; and adults are easily detected, even by novice surveyors.