Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base...Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base, seta p4＋ present on Th. II, seta a2 present on medial Abd. III, seta B6 as macrochaeta on Abd. IV, setae Ae5-7 present on Abd. IV and subapical tooth of mucro obviously larger than apical one. A key to the Homidia species from Zhejiang Province is also provided.展开更多
A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and ab...A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and about 1.5 times as long as bs1 and bs2.The three similar species of Homidia are compared.展开更多
Four new species of Tomocerus Nicolet are described from China. They are Tomocerus (Tomocerina) purpurithorus, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) calceus, Tomocerus (s.str.) emeicus, Tomocerus (s.str.) maximus. All the t...Four new species of Tomocerus Nicolet are described from China. They are Tomocerus (Tomocerina) purpurithorus, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) calceus, Tomocerus (s.str.) emeicus, Tomocerus (s.str.) maximus. All the type specimens are kept in the Department of Agronomy, Mianyang Economy and Technology College, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.展开更多
A new species, Homidia mediofascia sp. nov., from West China is described. It is easily separated from the other Homidia species by the median longitudinal stripe from Th. Ⅱ to Abd. Ⅱ, the macrochaeta al on Abd. Ⅰ...A new species, Homidia mediofascia sp. nov., from West China is described. It is easily separated from the other Homidia species by the median longitudinal stripe from Th. Ⅱ to Abd. Ⅱ, the macrochaeta al on Abd. Ⅰ, 7＋7 macrochaetae on posterior side of Abd. Ⅳ, and four smooth setae on posterior side of the ventral tube. A table on characters of five closely related Homidia species is provided.展开更多
A new species, Homidia tiantaiensis, is described from Zhejiang Province, China. It differs from the all known species of the genus in its color pattern. It is very similar to the Korean species, H. flavonigra Szeptyc...A new species, Homidia tiantaiensis, is described from Zhejiang Province, China. It differs from the all known species of the genus in its color pattern. It is very similar to the Korean species, H. flavonigra Szeptycki, 1973 in many aspects; however, it is separable from the latter by the setae on labrum, labium and dental base and the chaetotaxy on Abd. III.展开更多
A new species, Homidia leei, is described from Jiangxi Province, China. It is very similar to H. sauteri Borner, 1909 in the color pattern. However, they are definitely diffe rent in the labral papillae, labial seta...A new species, Homidia leei, is described from Jiangxi Province, China. It is very similar to H. sauteri Borner, 1909 in the color pattern. However, they are definitely diffe rent in the labral papillae, labial seta E, setae on ventral tube and number of dental spines.展开更多
A new species Homidia zhangi sp. nov. is described from Dalei Mountain, Zhejiang Province. Illustrations and a table for distinguishing it from other two similar species are provided in present paper.
A new species, Allonychiurus songi sp. nov., and a new record species, Thalassaphorura lifouensis （Thibaud ＆ Weiner, 1997） in the tribe Thalassaphorurini, are described from Northeast China. The morphological descr...A new species, Allonychiurus songi sp. nov., and a new record species, Thalassaphorura lifouensis （Thibaud ＆ Weiner, 1997） in the tribe Thalassaphorurini, are described from Northeast China. The morphological descriptions and illustrations of the two species are provided.展开更多
A new species, Homidia polyseta, is described from Mt. Tianzi, Zhangjiazai, Hunan Province, China. The species is similar to H. latifolia Chen & Li, 1998 (in press) in having leaflike setae on the mentum, but diff...A new species, Homidia polyseta, is described from Mt. Tianzi, Zhangjiazai, Hunan Province, China. The species is similar to H. latifolia Chen & Li, 1998 (in press) in having leaflike setae on the mentum, but differs from the latter by the presence of more setae on head, coxae, Th.III, Abd.I and Abd.IV, especially Abd.IV with more than 20 macrochaetae present on each side of both anterior and posterior parts.展开更多
A new species, Entomobrya huangi, is described from Tibet, China. In color pattern, it is very similar to E. marginata Tullberg, 1871 and E. lanuginosa Nicolet, 1842, but differs from the latter two in the...A new species, Entomobrya huangi, is described from Tibet, China. In color pattern, it is very similar to E. marginata Tullberg, 1871 and E. lanuginosa Nicolet, 1842, but differs from the latter two in the ratio of Abd.IV/Abd.III, labral papillae and genital plate, etc.展开更多
A new species in the genus Vitronura Yosii, 1969 （Neanuridae, Paleonurini） from Sichuan Province, China is described and illustrated. An identification key for all the known species of the genus Vitronura is also pr...A new species in the genus Vitronura Yosii, 1969 （Neanuridae, Paleonurini） from Sichuan Province, China is described and illustrated. An identification key for all the known species of the genus Vitronura is also provided. Vitronura qingchengensis sp. nov. differs from other species of Vitronura in the presence of 5 denticles on mandible, 3 chaetae on tubercle Fr, Oc and De of head respectively, separate Di tubercle of head, and an inner tooth on claw.展开更多
A new species, Callyntrura （Javaphysa） guangdongensis sp. nov., from Guangdong Province, China, is described. It is similar to C. （J.）javana Yosii, 1992 in labrum and labium, but differs from the latter in color p...A new species, Callyntrura （Javaphysa） guangdongensis sp. nov., from Guangdong Province, China, is described. It is similar to C. （J.）javana Yosii, 1992 in labrum and labium, but differs from the latter in color pattern, dental spine, macrochaeta V0 on dorsal head and macrochaetae on Th. II. Keys to the subgenera and Chinese species of the genus Callyntrura are provided.展开更多
The natural distribution, diffusion, and geographical origin of the genus Homidia Brmer, 1906 （Collembola： Entomobryidae） are investigated based on the geographical distribution of the genus Homidia. Of the 57 spec...The natural distribution, diffusion, and geographical origin of the genus Homidia Brmer, 1906 （Collembola： Entomobryidae） are investigated based on the geographical distribution of the genus Homidia. Of the 57 species of the genus Homidia known worldwide, most are distributed in Asia （54 species） with China （32 species including 23 native species） having the most species in this genus. The only region outside Asia with a significant fauna is United States including Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana and Hawaii （6 species）. The authors propose a theory for the origin and diffusion of members of this genus.展开更多
In this paper a new species of Collembola, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) wang-langensis, from Sichuan Province, China is described. It is alike to T.(Tomocerina) calceus Liu, Hou and Li 1999. All the type specimens are depos...In this paper a new species of Collembola, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) wang-langensis, from Sichuan Province, China is described. It is alike to T.(Tomocerina) calceus Liu, Hou and Li 1999. All the type specimens are deposited in the College of Life and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology.展开更多
The genus Crossodonthina Yosii, 1954 is introduced and the diagnosis of the genus is provided. A new Chinese species, Crossodonthina choui, from Hunan Province is described. The new species can be separated from all k...The genus Crossodonthina Yosii, 1954 is introduced and the diagnosis of the genus is provided. A new Chinese species, Crossodonthina choui, from Hunan Province is described. The new species can be separated from all known species by having a unique mandible and s-setae formula. The mandible consists of 5 branches and 3 basal teeth （one tooth is finger-like）. The s-setae formula of the new species is 2＋ms, 2/1, l, 1,2,1.展开更多
The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia qimenensis, which shares some characters with H. polyseta Chen 1998 and H. latifolia Chen & Li 1998, but differs from ...The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia qimenensis, which shares some characters with H. polyseta Chen 1998 and H. latifolia Chen & Li 1998, but differs from the latters in dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy, setal formula of labial base and mentum, chaetotaxy of Abd. IV and other features.展开更多
The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia fascia, sp. nov., It shares some characters with H. tibetensis Chen & Zhong, 1998, however, can be distinguished from the ...The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia fascia, sp. nov., It shares some characters with H. tibetensis Chen & Zhong, 1998, however, can be distinguished from the latter by color pattern, labial setae L 1 and R 2, posterior macrochaetae on Abd. IV and relative position of line connecting macrochaetae Pr & Ed to median furrow on ventral tube.展开更多
The present paper dealed with the genus Chinogastrura and a new species, Chinogastrura quinidentis, sp. nov. from Jiangsu Province, China. New species is similar to the species Ch. duplicispinosa （Yosii）, 1954. Howe...The present paper dealed with the genus Chinogastrura and a new species, Chinogastrura quinidentis, sp. nov. from Jiangsu Province, China. New species is similar to the species Ch. duplicispinosa （Yosii）, 1954. However, it is separable from the latter by the peculiar tenaculum, dorsal setae on manubrium and other features.展开更多
The present paper deals with the genus Willowsia and its Chinese species. A new species, Willowsia guangxiensis, sp. nov., is described from Guangxi of South China.
Transgenic cotton was modified to express a gene derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） to combat agriculturally important Lepidopteran pests. Elevated CO2 is expected to further alter the chemical c...Transgenic cotton was modified to express a gene derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） to combat agriculturally important Lepidopteran pests. Elevated CO2 is expected to further alter the chemical composition of the plant, and this change may affect the role soil fauna plays in decomposition of Bt plants. A 3 months litterbag field study, consisting of four treatments using leaves from Bt cotton and near-isolines of non-Bt cotton grown under ambient and elevated CO2 levels, was conducted to investigate the abundance and community structure of soil Collembola that developed on the decaying leaf material. A total of 4,884 collembolans, including 13 genera of five families, were extracted in the present study. These results suggest that collembolan distribution was relatively uniform among the Bt cotton, elevated concentration of CO2 and control treatments, except for a significant difference in the densities of Onychiurus and Folsomides. No significant effects were detected in the decomposition rate between the two cotton varieties and two CO2 treatments. These findings indicated that transgenic Bt cotton plants and elevated CO2 do not have any adverse effect on the soil collembolans through the decomposition way in soil ecosystem.展开更多
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Y3100278, Y3100149) the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Educational Foundation (Y200700872)
文摘Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base, seta p4＋ present on Th. II, seta a2 present on medial Abd. III, seta B6 as macrochaeta on Abd. IV, setae Ae5-7 present on Abd. IV and subapical tooth of mucro obviously larger than apical one. A key to the Homidia species from Zhejiang Province is also provided.
基金supported by The Qingnian Foundation of Taizhou University (2010QN17)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Y3100278)
文摘A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and about 1.5 times as long as bs1 and bs2.The three similar species of Homidia are compared.
文摘Four new species of Tomocerus Nicolet are described from China. They are Tomocerus (Tomocerina) purpurithorus, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) calceus, Tomocerus (s.str.) emeicus, Tomocerus (s.str.) maximus. All the type specimens are kept in the Department of Agronomy, Mianyang Economy and Technology College, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
文摘A new species, Homidia mediofascia sp. nov., from West China is described. It is easily separated from the other Homidia species by the median longitudinal stripe from Th. Ⅱ to Abd. Ⅱ, the macrochaeta al on Abd. Ⅰ, 7＋7 macrochaetae on posterior side of Abd. Ⅳ, and four smooth setae on posterior side of the ventral tube. A table on characters of five closely related Homidia species is provided.
文摘A new species, Homidia tiantaiensis, is described from Zhejiang Province, China. It differs from the all known species of the genus in its color pattern. It is very similar to the Korean species, H. flavonigra Szeptycki, 1973 in many aspects; however, it is separable from the latter by the setae on labrum, labium and dental base and the chaetotaxy on Abd. III.
文摘A new species, Homidia leei, is described from Jiangxi Province, China. It is very similar to H. sauteri Borner, 1909 in the color pattern. However, they are definitely diffe rent in the labral papillae, labial seta E, setae on ventral tube and number of dental spines.
基金supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Y3100278)
文摘A new species Homidia zhangi sp. nov. is described from Dalei Mountain, Zhejiang Province. Illustrations and a table for distinguishing it from other two similar species are provided in present paper.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB951304, 2012CB956103)the Knowledge Innovation Programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-BR-16)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41171047)Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior Foreign Scientists (2012TIZ0016)
文摘A new species, Allonychiurus songi sp. nov., and a new record species, Thalassaphorura lifouensis （Thibaud ＆ Weiner, 1997） in the tribe Thalassaphorurini, are described from Northeast China. The morphological descriptions and illustrations of the two species are provided.
文摘A new species, Homidia polyseta, is described from Mt. Tianzi, Zhangjiazai, Hunan Province, China. The species is similar to H. latifolia Chen & Li, 1998 (in press) in having leaflike setae on the mentum, but differs from the latter by the presence of more setae on head, coxae, Th.III, Abd.I and Abd.IV, especially Abd.IV with more than 20 macrochaetae present on each side of both anterior and posterior parts.
文摘A new species, Entomobrya huangi, is described from Tibet, China. In color pattern, it is very similar to E. marginata Tullberg, 1871 and E. lanuginosa Nicolet, 1842, but differs from the latter two in the ratio of Abd.IV/Abd.III, labral papillae and genital plate, etc.
基金supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project(20100470743)the WANG K-C Education Foundation,Hong Kong
文摘A new species in the genus Vitronura Yosii, 1969 （Neanuridae, Paleonurini） from Sichuan Province, China is described and illustrated. An identification key for all the known species of the genus Vitronura is also provided. Vitronura qingchengensis sp. nov. differs from other species of Vitronura in the presence of 5 denticles on mandible, 3 chaetae on tubercle Fr, Oc and De of head respectively, separate Di tubercle of head, and an inner tooth on claw.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (2006FY120100)Nantong University(05024273)
文摘A new species, Callyntrura （Javaphysa） guangdongensis sp. nov., from Guangdong Province, China, is described. It is similar to C. （J.）javana Yosii, 1992 in labrum and labium, but differs from the latter in color pattern, dental spine, macrochaeta V0 on dorsal head and macrochaetae on Th. II. Keys to the subgenera and Chinese species of the genus Callyntrura are provided.
基金supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China (ZR2010CM018)
文摘The natural distribution, diffusion, and geographical origin of the genus Homidia Brmer, 1906 （Collembola： Entomobryidae） are investigated based on the geographical distribution of the genus Homidia. Of the 57 species of the genus Homidia known worldwide, most are distributed in Asia （54 species） with China （32 species including 23 native species） having the most species in this genus. The only region outside Asia with a significant fauna is United States including Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana and Hawaii （6 species）. The authors propose a theory for the origin and diffusion of members of this genus.
文摘In this paper a new species of Collembola, Tomocerus (Tomocerina) wang-langensis, from Sichuan Province, China is described. It is alike to T.(Tomocerina) calceus Liu, Hou and Li 1999. All the type specimens are deposited in the College of Life and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (20100470743)the WANG K-C Education Foundation, Hong Kong
文摘The genus Crossodonthina Yosii, 1954 is introduced and the diagnosis of the genus is provided. A new Chinese species, Crossodonthina choui, from Hunan Province is described. The new species can be separated from all known species by having a unique mandible and s-setae formula. The mandible consists of 5 branches and 3 basal teeth （one tooth is finger-like）. The s-setae formula of the new species is 2＋ms, 2/1, l, 1,2,1.
文摘The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia qimenensis, which shares some characters with H. polyseta Chen 1998 and H. latifolia Chen & Li 1998, but differs from the latters in dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy, setal formula of labial base and mentum, chaetotaxy of Abd. IV and other features.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NNSFC3 9970 0 97)
文摘The present paper deals with the description of a new collembolan species, Homidia fascia, sp. nov., It shares some characters with H. tibetensis Chen & Zhong, 1998, however, can be distinguished from the latter by color pattern, labial setae L 1 and R 2, posterior macrochaetae on Abd. IV and relative position of line connecting macrochaetae Pr & Ed to median furrow on ventral tube.
基金The present study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30370175).
文摘The present paper dealed with the genus Chinogastrura and a new species, Chinogastrura quinidentis, sp. nov. from Jiangsu Province, China. New species is similar to the species Ch. duplicispinosa （Yosii）, 1954. However, it is separable from the latter by the peculiar tenaculum, dorsal setae on manubrium and other features.
基金The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30370135)
文摘The present paper deals with the genus Willowsia and its Chinese species. A new species, Willowsia guangxiensis, sp. nov., is described from Guangxi of South China.
文摘Transgenic cotton was modified to express a gene derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） to combat agriculturally important Lepidopteran pests. Elevated CO2 is expected to further alter the chemical composition of the plant, and this change may affect the role soil fauna plays in decomposition of Bt plants. A 3 months litterbag field study, consisting of four treatments using leaves from Bt cotton and near-isolines of non-Bt cotton grown under ambient and elevated CO2 levels, was conducted to investigate the abundance and community structure of soil Collembola that developed on the decaying leaf material. A total of 4,884 collembolans, including 13 genera of five families, were extracted in the present study. These results suggest that collembolan distribution was relatively uniform among the Bt cotton, elevated concentration of CO2 and control treatments, except for a significant difference in the densities of Onychiurus and Folsomides. No significant effects were detected in the decomposition rate between the two cotton varieties and two CO2 treatments. These findings indicated that transgenic Bt cotton plants and elevated CO2 do not have any adverse effect on the soil collembolans through the decomposition way in soil ecosystem.
