A list of the genus Acontia from China is provided, with 10 species in all. The species A. disrupta is revised as the synonym ofA. sexpunctata. The recorded A. nivipicta in China is reported as a misidentification. A ...A list of the genus Acontia from China is provided, with 10 species in all. The species A. disrupta is revised as the synonym ofA. sexpunctata. The recorded A. nivipicta in China is reported as a misidentification. A key to species of Acontia in China, based on male genitalia, is provided.展开更多
This paper reports two noctuid moths, Atrachea japonica （Leech, 1889） and Autographa macrogamma （Eversmann, 1842） that are new to the Chinese fauna. They are distributed in Tahe County in Daxing＇anling forest reg...This paper reports two noctuid moths, Atrachea japonica （Leech, 1889） and Autographa macrogamma （Eversmann, 1842） that are new to the Chinese fauna. They are distributed in Tahe County in Daxing＇anling forest region, China. In addition, a new recourd species, Neustrotia rectilineata Ueda, 1987, which is described from Mt, Sudo-san, Korea and Hotso, Prov. Taiwan, is newly added to continental fauna of the family Noctuidae s.l.. The external characteristics, genitalia photos, and the distributional ranges of those species are provided, and all the materials examined in this study are deposited in the collection of the Entomological Laboratory, Forestry college of Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.展开更多
Eleven species of the Noctuidae[Polia hepatica(Clerck,1759),P.malchani(Draudt,1934),P.vespertilio(Draudt,1934),Lasionycta skraelingia(Herrich-Schaffer,1852),L.hospita A.Bang-Haas,1912;Xestia kolymae(Herz,1903),X.albun...Eleven species of the Noctuidae[Polia hepatica(Clerck,1759),P.malchani(Draudt,1934),P.vespertilio(Draudt,1934),Lasionycta skraelingia(Herrich-Schaffer,1852),L.hospita A.Bang-Haas,1912;Xestia kolymae(Herz,1903),X.albuncula(Eversmann,1851),X.subgrisea(Staudinger,1897),X.penthima(Erschoff,1870),X.sincera(Herrich-Schaffer,1851),and X.rhaetica(Staudinger,1871)]of the boreal faunal complex are reported for the first time from China.Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided.Information on these newly recorded species,original descriptions,type-locality,synonyms,references,host plants and bionomics are provided.展开更多
In order to develop a more efficient virus for controlling the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa hormone receptor 3 （HHR3）, which is involved in the ecdysteroid regulatory pathway, was used to geneti...In order to develop a more efficient virus for controlling the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa hormone receptor 3 （HHR3）, which is involved in the ecdysteroid regulatory pathway, was used to genetically modify wild HaSNPV. HaSNPV-HHR3 budded virus and occlusion body virus were constructed in three steps： preparation of pFastBacHaPhpP10-HHR3 donor plasmid, transposition of HHR3 into the HaBacHZ8 bacmid, and transfection of HzAM1 cells to get HaSNPV-HHR3 virus.HHR3 was proved to be expressed in the HaSNPV-HHR3 virus infected HzAM1 cells by immunoblotting. Results of bioassay indicated that the body weight of the HaSNPV-HHR3 infected larvae was lower than the larvae infected with wild virus and uninfected normal larvae, which suggests that HaSNPV-HHR3 delayed larval growth.展开更多
To evaluate phylogenetic relatedness as a proxy for susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） when selecting species to act as surrogates for others in prerelease test- ing, we examined the responses of 11 labor...To evaluate phylogenetic relatedness as a proxy for susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） when selecting species to act as surrogates for others in prerelease test- ing, we examined the responses of 11 laboratory-reared lepidopteran colonies, comprising members of 2 families, 5 genera, and 9 species, to a commercial Bt preparation. Sur- vival, pupal mass, and timing of pupation and adult emergence of 2 noctuids （Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera） and 7 tortricids （Cnephasia jactatana, Ctenopseustis obliquana, Ctenopseustis herana, Planotortrix octo, Planotortrix notophaea, Planotor- trix excessana [2 different laboratory colonies], and Epiphyas postvittana [2 colonies]） were examined after feeding first instar larvae with artificial diet containing 5 μL/100 mL Dipel ES （Bt subsp, kurstaki）. Bt caused significant larval mortality in all species except S. litura, in which only pupation was delayed compared with untreated controls. Neither of the noctuid species tested would act as a suitable surrogate for the other in tests of Bt impacts on survival. With the exception of the 2 colonies orE. postvittana, which differed from each other not only in their responses to Bt but also in their development times when not treated with Bt, species within each tortricid genus had similar responses to Bt and thus could act as surrogates for each other. Members of different genera within this family could represent each other only if relatively coarse measurement endpoints （e.g., toxic or not） were considered adequate for assessing risks to nontarget species in the field.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China (31071952,NSFC-J0930004)a grant from the Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (O529YX5105)
文摘A list of the genus Acontia from China is provided, with 10 species in all. The species A. disrupta is revised as the synonym ofA. sexpunctata. The recorded A. nivipicta in China is reported as a misidentification. A key to species of Acontia in China, based on male genitalia, is provided.
文摘This paper reports two noctuid moths, Atrachea japonica （Leech, 1889） and Autographa macrogamma （Eversmann, 1842） that are new to the Chinese fauna. They are distributed in Tahe County in Daxing＇anling forest region, China. In addition, a new recourd species, Neustrotia rectilineata Ueda, 1987, which is described from Mt, Sudo-san, Korea and Hotso, Prov. Taiwan, is newly added to continental fauna of the family Noctuidae s.l.. The external characteristics, genitalia photos, and the distributional ranges of those species are provided, and all the materials examined in this study are deposited in the collection of the Entomological Laboratory, Forestry college of Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
基金The work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China,No.31572294,31272355the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University,No.2572018CJ03.
文摘Eleven species of the Noctuidae[Polia hepatica(Clerck,1759),P.malchani(Draudt,1934),P.vespertilio(Draudt,1934),Lasionycta skraelingia(Herrich-Schaffer,1852),L.hospita A.Bang-Haas,1912;Xestia kolymae(Herz,1903),X.albuncula(Eversmann,1851),X.subgrisea(Staudinger,1897),X.penthima(Erschoff,1870),X.sincera(Herrich-Schaffer,1851),and X.rhaetica(Staudinger,1871)]of the boreal faunal complex are reported for the first time from China.Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided.Information on these newly recorded species,original descriptions,type-locality,synonyms,references,host plants and bionomics are provided.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （30330070）, the High Technology Research and Development Programme of China （2003AA214050） and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province （Z2003D04）. Received on June 13, 2006
文摘In order to develop a more efficient virus for controlling the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa hormone receptor 3 （HHR3）, which is involved in the ecdysteroid regulatory pathway, was used to genetically modify wild HaSNPV. HaSNPV-HHR3 budded virus and occlusion body virus were constructed in three steps： preparation of pFastBacHaPhpP10-HHR3 donor plasmid, transposition of HHR3 into the HaBacHZ8 bacmid, and transfection of HzAM1 cells to get HaSNPV-HHR3 virus.HHR3 was proved to be expressed in the HaSNPV-HHR3 virus infected HzAM1 cells by immunoblotting. Results of bioassay indicated that the body weight of the HaSNPV-HHR3 infected larvae was lower than the larvae infected with wild virus and uninfected normal larvae, which suggests that HaSNPV-HHR3 delayed larval growth.
文摘To evaluate phylogenetic relatedness as a proxy for susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt） when selecting species to act as surrogates for others in prerelease test- ing, we examined the responses of 11 laboratory-reared lepidopteran colonies, comprising members of 2 families, 5 genera, and 9 species, to a commercial Bt preparation. Sur- vival, pupal mass, and timing of pupation and adult emergence of 2 noctuids （Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera） and 7 tortricids （Cnephasia jactatana, Ctenopseustis obliquana, Ctenopseustis herana, Planotortrix octo, Planotortrix notophaea, Planotor- trix excessana [2 different laboratory colonies], and Epiphyas postvittana [2 colonies]） were examined after feeding first instar larvae with artificial diet containing 5 μL/100 mL Dipel ES （Bt subsp, kurstaki）. Bt caused significant larval mortality in all species except S. litura, in which only pupation was delayed compared with untreated controls. Neither of the noctuid species tested would act as a suitable surrogate for the other in tests of Bt impacts on survival. With the exception of the 2 colonies orE. postvittana, which differed from each other not only in their responses to Bt but also in their development times when not treated with Bt, species within each tortricid genus had similar responses to Bt and thus could act as surrogates for each other. Members of different genera within this family could represent each other only if relatively coarse measurement endpoints （e.g., toxic or not） were considered adequate for assessing risks to nontarget species in the field.
