The subgenus Blacus Nees, 1819 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae, Blacini, Blacus) is reported from China for the first time. Eight new species, B. (B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDacnusini is a species-rich tribe in the subfamily Alysiinae, with most species exclusively serving as parasitoids of leaf-mining Diptera (Agromyzidae). The number of genera discovered in China remains limited, which is apparently insufficient considering the global diversity of species and genera within this tribe, particularly given the vast and ecologically diverse landscapes of China. In the present study, three new record genera, Tobias, Foerster, and Nixon, were documented for the first time in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiomorus aiolomorphi Kamijo (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) is an inquiline of gall maker Aiolomorphus rhopaloides Walker (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). They are of significant economic significance and predominantly inhabit bamboo forest. So far, only four scaffold-level genomes have been published for the family Torymidae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnemia is the most common symptom in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Programmed cell death of erythrocytes is one of the contributing factors to anemia. Ferroptosis is a newly identified form of iron-dependent cell death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) has a favorable prognosis but has high propensity for recurrence. Recent development in one of the urinary biomarker tests, Bladder EpiCheck™, offers a noninvasive and accurate method to detect NMIBC recurrence. In this study, we aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of Bladder EpiCheck™ with urine cytology to detect NMIBC recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subgenus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 of genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 is revised for China and 73 (of which 31 are illustrated) species are recognized. Twenty-one new species, namely, C. (C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree subgenera Microchelonus Szpligeti, 1908 s. str., Parachelonus Tobias, 1995 and Stylochelonus Helln, 1958 are newly recorded from China, 21 new species, viz.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn updated key to the currently known species of the subgenus Tarpheion van Achterberg, 1976 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Blacus) in China is provided. Nine new species are proposed, B. (T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHematology
December 2023
The process of erythropoiesis is complex and involves the transfer of cells from the yolk sac to the fetal hepar and, ultimately, to the bone marrow during embryonic development. Within the bone marrow, erythroid progenitor cells undergo several stages to generate reticulocytes that enter the bloodstream. Erythropoiesis is regulated by various factors, with erythropoietin (EPO) synthesized by the kidney being the promoting factor and hepcidin synthesized by the hepar inhibiting iron mobilization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subgenus Contochorus van Achterberg, 1976 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Blacus) is newly recorded from China. Two new species are proposed, B. (C).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subgenus Hysterobolus Viereck, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Blacus) is newly recorded from China. Nine new species are proposed, B. (H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroplitis manilae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important parasitoid of agricultural pests in lepidopteran species. So far, two extant genome assembles from the genus Microplitis are fragmented. Here, we offered a high-quality genome assembly of M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChalcidoidea is one of the most biologically diverse groups among Hymenoptera. Members are characterized by extraordinary parasitic lifestyles and extensive host ranges, among which several species attack plants or serve as pollinators. However, higher-level chalcidoid relationships remain controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHaliday, 1835 is a cosmopolitan genus within Braconidae (Hymenoptera). They are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Coleoptera or Lepidoptera larvae. Only one mitogenome of this genus was available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Wilkinson, 1928) and (Haliday, 1834) are the most important parasitic wasps of Warren and (Prout). We sequenced and annotated the mitochondrial genomes of and , which are 17,063 bp and 16,397 bp in length, respectively, and possess 37 mitochondrial genes. We discovered two novel types of gene rearrangement, the local inversion of in and the remote inversion of the block in within the mitogenomes of Braconidae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tea grey geometrid has long been a significant insect pest of tea plants in China. Two parasitoids, and (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), are the most important parasitoids in the larval stage of . Yet, the potential of these two parasitoids for controlling the tea grey geometrid is not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subgenus Arichelonus Viereck, 1913 of genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 is newly recorded from China and five new species belonging to three different subgenera are described and illustrated from China, i.e., Chelonus (Arichelonus) allokotosus sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeoneuromus ignobilis is an archaic holometabolous aquatic predatory insect. However, a lack of genomic resources hinders the use of whole genome sequencing to explore their genetic basis and molecular mechanisms for adaptive evolution. Here, we provided a high-contiguity, chromosome-level genome assembly of N.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCynipoidea is a medium-sized superfamily of Hymenoptera with diverse lifestyles. In this study, 16 mitochondrial genomes were newly sequenced, 11 of which were the first obtained mitochondrial genomes in the family Liopteridae and four subfamilies (Anacharitinae, Aspicerinae, Figitinae, and Parnipinae) of Figitidae. All of the newly sequenced mitogenomes have unique rearrangement types within Cynipoidea, whereas some gene patterns are conserved in several groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new subgenus of the genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 (Braconidae: Cheloninae), Mirachelonus subgen. nov. (type species: Chelonus (Mirachelonus) miraventris sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIchneumonidae is one of the largest families of insects with a mega-diversity of specialized morphological and biological characteristics. We newly sequenced 92 mitochondrial genomes of ichneumonid wasps and found that they have a conserved base composition and a lower evolutionary rate than that of other families of parasitic Hymenoptera. There are 38 types of gene order in the ichneumonid mitochondrial genome, with 30 novel types identified in 104 ichneumonids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe obtained four mitochondrial genomes of sp., , and , which represent the first two representatives from subfamily Eucerotinae and Xoridinae (Ichneumonidae), respectively. All of the 4 newly sequenced mitochondrial genomes contain 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) and most 24 RNA genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiptera is often considered to be the richest insect group due to its great species diversity and broad ecological versatility. However, data on dipteran diversity from subtropical ecosystems have hitherto been scarce, due to the lack of studies conducted at an appropriate large scale. We investigated the diversity and composition of Diptera communities on Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang, China, using DNA metabarcoding technology, and evaluated their dynamic responses to the effects of slope aspect, season, and altitudinal zone.
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