DOCSLIB.ORG

Metaleptea 11Th ICO China.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Metaleptea 11Th ICO China.Pdf Access Map for Location of the Hotel Conference Venue (First Floor) Poster1: Reprints Exchange and Exhibition of Arts of Orthoptera Poster2: Exhibition of Arts of Orthoptera Symposium Orthoptera Conservation (Session Conservation and Ecology) Symposium Orthoptera Sexual Behavior (Session Behavior) Poster3: Symposium Orthopteran Functional Genomics (Session Molecular Biology) Symposium Orthoptera Systematics (Session Systematics) Symposium Taxonomy of Orthoptera (Session Biogeography & Phylogeography) Poster4: Symposium Grasshopper and Locust Control (Session Pest Control) Symposium Orthoptera in Culture & Education Symposium Orthoptera Communication (Session Physiology) n n Room Ma No.9 Woma Woman Man Conference Venue (Second Floor) Program at a glance 11th-15th, Aug 8:00-22:00 Registration 12, Aug. (Day 1) Room No. 1 Room No. 5 Room No. 6 Room No. 9 Opening Ceremony A.M. Plenary Lecture Sexual Behavior Taxonomy Conservation P.M. Behavior Biogeography Ecology 13，Aug. (Day 2) Room No. 1 Room No. 5 Room No. 6 Room No. 9 Grasshopper and A.M. Functional Genomics Systematics Locust Control P.M. Molecular Biology Systematics Pest Management 14，Aug. (Day 3) Room No. 1 Room No. 5 Room No. 6 Room No. 9 Workshop Communication A.M. Culture & Education Physiology Plenary Lecture P.M. Closing Ceremony 15，Aug. (Day 4) Survey in Stone Forest 6 CONTENTS Program .....................................................................................1 Abstracts.................................................................................. 11 Scientific Committee ..............................................................202 Organizing Committee ...........................................................203 1 Program 2 11th-15th, Aug 8:00-22:00 Registration 11th, Aug 15:00-16:00 OS boarding member meeting 19:00-21:00 Organizing Committee Meeting 12, Aug. (Day 1) 9:00-10:00 Opening Ceremony Room No. 1 Chairman: Long Zhang 10:00-10:30 Tea Break and Photography 10:30-11:30 Plenary Lecture Room No. 1 Chairman: Charles Bomar Axel Hochkirch (Trier University, Germany): Orthoptera Conservation in the 21st Century - Where do we go from here? 12:00-13:00 Lunch Yunda Restaurant 14:00-15:30 Orthoptera Conservation Room No. 9 Chairman: Michael Samways, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Co-Chairman: Shuguang Hao, CAS, China 14:00-14:30 Corey Bazelet (Stellenbosch University, South Africa): Grasshopper bioindicators of effective large-scale ecological networks 14:30-15:00 Klaus Riede (Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany): Acceleration of Red List assessment and acoustic profiling for Orthoptera conservation 15:00-15:30 Marcio Bolfarini (Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil): Conservation of cave crickets in Brazil 15:30-17:00 Session Conservation and Ecology Room No. 9 Chairman: Corey Bazelet, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 15:30-15:45 Carlos Sperber (Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil): Environmental drivers of litter cricket diversity in Central Amazon forest 15:45-16:00 Jessica Weyer (Trier University, Germany): The combined effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on the decline of a flightless wetland grasshopper 3 16:00-16:15 Tea Break 16:15-16:30 Daniela Matenaar (Trier University, Germany): Species richness of Orthoptera in the UNESCO World Heritage site “Cape Floral Region Protected Areas”, South Africa 16:30-16:45 Thomas Fartmann (University of Osnabrück, Germany): Conservation of Orthoptera in Central European grasslands and heathlands 16:45-17:00 Katja Rohde (Trier University, Germany): Hybridization- an extinction risk 19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception Yunda Restaurant 14:00-16:45 Orthoptera Sexual Behavior Room No. 5 Chairman: Douglas Whitman, Illinois State University, USA Co-Chairman: Long Zhang, China Agricultural University, China 14:00-14:30 Douglas Whitman (Illinois State University, USA): Sexual behavior and sexualselection in giant, poisonous lubber grasshoppers 14:30-15:00 Kevin A. Judge (MacEwan University, Canada): The evolution of weaponry andaggressive behavior in North American field crickets (Gryllidae, Gryllus) 15:00-15:30 Gerlind Lehmann (Humboldt University Berlin, Germany): Sexual selection andthe evolution of mating systems within the species-rich bushcricket genus Poecilimon (Ensifera: Phaneropterinae) 15:30-16:00 Liwei Zhang (China Agricultural University, China): A locust pheromone sensed by an odorant-binding protein 16:00-16:15 Tea Break 16:15-16:45 Koutaro Ould Maeno (The Mauritanian Desert Locust Centre, Mauritania): Hill-topping and male-male sexual competition in lubber grasshoppers 16:45-17:45 Session Behavior Room No. 5 Chairman: Makio Takeda, Kobe University 16:45-17:00 Katie Gerstner (Illinois State University, USA): Thirsty grasshoppers fight harder during contests over food 17:00-17:15 Klaus-Gerhard Heller (Grillenstieg 18, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany): Acoustic communication in Phaneropteridae – a global review with some new data 17:15-17:30 Alexander Su (Illinois State University, USA): Effects of body temperature on intraspecific competitive ability 17:30-17:45 Varvara Vedenina (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia): Courtship songs in a new hybrid zone between Chorthippus albomarginatus and Ch. karelini (Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) in Russia 4 19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception Yunda Restaurant 14:00-16:15 Taxonomy of Orthoptera Room No. 6 Chairman: Battal Ciplak, Akdeniz University, Turkey Co-Chairman: Daochuan Zhang, Hebei University, China 14:00-14:30 Battal Ciplak (Akdeniz University, Turkey)：Species from an integrative perspective and quality of existing taxonomical data: game of the names versus natural entities 14:30-15:00 Viviana Andrea Confalonieri (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina): High altitude grasshoppers of South America: defining biological units when genes, chromosomes and morphology tell different stories 15:00-15:30 Claudia Hemp (University of Wuerzburg, Germany): Ecological adaptations of grassland- inhabiting flightless Orthoptera: the subtribe Karniellina of Conocephalini (Conocephalinae, Tettigoniidae) as model group to understand modes and time of speciation patterns in East Africa 15:30-16:00 Douglas Whitman (Illinois State University, USA)：Populations, not species, are the true unit of evolution 16:00-16:15 Tea Break 16:15-17:45 Session Biogeography & Phylogeography Room No. 6 Chairman: Battal Ciplak, Akdeniz University, Turkey 16:15-16:30 Battal Ciplak (Akdeniz University, Turkey): Speciation under climatic cycles of Pleistocene: a snapshot from Anatolio-Balkan genus Psorodonotus 16:30-16:45 Karla Yotoko (Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil): Molecular phylogeny, barcoding and taxonomy of predatory spiny katydids (Tettigoniidae: Listroscelidinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest 16:45-17:00 Sigfrid Alfred Ingrisch (Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany): Are Agraeciini and Copiphorini natural subgroups of Conocephalinae? Considerations based on male cerci 17:00-17:15 Marie-Pierre Chapuis (CIRAD, France): Demographic processes shaping genetic variation of the solitarious phase of the desert locust 17:15-17:30 Mikhail Sergeev (Novosibirsk State University,Russia): Digital mapping of orthopteran assemblages’ distribution in South Siberia 17:30-17:45 Derek Woller (University of Central Florida, USA): An ancient ecosystem speaks volumes: analyzing speciation events in scrub islands of the southeastern U.S. via their endemics: Melanoplus grasshoppers belonging to the Puer Group 19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception Yunda Restaurant 5 13, Aug. (Day 2) 8:30-11:45 Grasshopper and Locust Control Room No. 9 Chairman: Alexandre Latchininsky, University of Wyoming, USA Co-Chairman: Puyun Yang, Chinese National Agricultural Technology Extension Center, China 8:30-9:00 Alexandre Latchininsky (University of Wyoming, USA)：Locust and grasshopper control worldwide: an introduction. Grasshopper control: A North American Perspective 9:00-9:30 Annie Monard (FAO UN, Italy)：Recent experience in large-scale locust campaigns and lessons learnt 9:30-10:00 Gregory Sword (Texas A&M University, USA): Integrating the ecology of phase change and collective movement into preventative locust management 10:00-10:30 Chris Adriaansen (Australian Plague Locust Commission, Australia) ：Locust control: an Australian perspective 10:30-10:45 Tea Break 10:45-11:15 Puyun Yang (Chinese National Agricultural Technology Extension Center, China) ：Sustainable management of locusts and grasshoppers in China 11:15-11:45 David Hunter (Consultant in Locust and Grasshopper Control, Australia): Are constant advances required to overcome increasing restrictions on the use of chemical pesticides? 12:30-13:30 Lunch Meeting Yard 14:00-15:15 Session Pest Control Room No. 9 Chairman: Alex Latchininsky, University of Wyoming, USA Co-Chairman: David Hunter, Consultant in Locust and Grasshopper Control, Australia 14:00-14:15 Lin Li (China Agricultural University, China): Design and implementation of GIS, RS, and GPS based information platform for locust control 14:15-14:30 Batkhuyag Baldangombo (WWF Mongolia Programme Office, Mongolia): Climate change and anthropogenic impacts on grasshopper distribution in Mongolia 14:30-14:45 Carlos Lange (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina): Microsporidia as grasshopper control agents in Argentina 14:45-15:00 Christopher Adriaansen (Australian Plague Locust Commission, Australia)：A question of timing - An examination of Australian locust control strategies 15:00-15:15 Peter Spurgin (Australian Plague Locust Commission, Australia): Management
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Mitochondrial Genomes of Three Tetrigoidea Species and Phylogeny of Tetrigoidea
    Mitochondrial genomes of three Tetrigoidea species and phylogeny of Tetrigoidea Li-Liang Lin1, Xue-Juan Li1, Hong-Li Zhang2 and Zhe-Min Zheng1 1 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China 2 School of Life Sciences, Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China ABSTRACT The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Formosatettix qinlingensis, Coptotettix longjiangensis and Thoradonta obtusilobata (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigoidea) were sequenced in this study, and almost the entire mitogenomes of these species were determined. The mitogenome sequences obtained for the three species were 15,180, 14,495 and 14,538 bp in length, respectively, and each sequence included 13 protein- coding genes (PCGs), partial sequences of rRNA genes (rRNAs), tRNA genes (tRNAs) and a A C T-rich region. The order and orientation of the gene arrangement pattern were identical to that of most Tetrigoidea species. Some conserved spacer sequences between trnS(UCN) and nad1 were useful to identify Tetrigoidea and Acridoidea. The Ka/Ks value of atp8 between Trachytettix bufo and other four Tetrigoidea species indicated that some varied sites in this gene might be related with the evolution of T. bufo. The three Tetrigoidea species were compared with other Caelifera. At the superfamily level, conserved sequences were observed in intergenic spacers, which can be used for superfamily level identification between Tetrigoidea and Acridoidea. Furthermore, a phylogenomic analysis was conducted based on the concatenated data sets from mitogenome sequences of 24 species of Orthoptera in the superorders Caelifera and Ensifera. Both maximum likelihood and bayesian inference analyses strongly supported Acridoidea and Tetrigoidea as forming monophyletic groups. The relationships among six Tetrigoidea species were (((((Tetrix japonica, Alulatettix Submitted 9 May 2017 yunnanensis), Formosatettix qinlingensis), Coptotettix longjiangensis), Trachytettix bufo), Accepted 17 October 2017 Thoradonta obtusilobata).
    [Show full text]
  • Phasmid Studies 1 (June & December 1992)
    PSG 118, Aretaon asperrimus (Redtenbacher) Paul Jennings, 14, Grenfell Avenue, Sunnybill, Derby, DE3 7JZ. U.K•• Taxonomic and distribution notes by P .E. Bragg. lliustration of male by E. Newman. Key words Phasmida, Aretaon asperrimus, Breeding, Rearing. Classification This species was originally described as Obrimus asperrimus by Redtenbacher in 1906. In 1938 Rehn & Rehn established the new genus Aretaon (1938: 419), with asperrimus as the type species. I have examined the type specimens of this species and A. muscosus Redtenbacher, which are all in Vienna, and I found that the type specimens of A. asperrimus are all adults while those of A. muscosus are all nymphs. A. muscosus is distinguished by having more prominent spines, particularly on the front tibiae and the top of the abdomen. However, having reared A. asperrimus it is clear that nymphs of this genus are very spiny and these spines in particular are reduced when the insect becomes adult. It is therefore quite likely that A. asperrimus and A. muscosus are the same species. This possibility was considered and rejected by Gunther (1935: 123) but as he had not reared them he would not have known that the spines are reduced when the insects become adult. The species in culture is clearly A. asperrimus, however it has smaller spines than the type specimens so clearly the species is variable. The type specimens of A. muscosus are much more spiny than those in culture, I cannot therefore be certain that A. asperrimus and A. muscosus are the same species. As there is a strong possibility that they are the same species, I am listing the published references and distribution records for both species.
    [Show full text]
  • (Heteroptera, Enicocephalidae), with Discussion of Thoracic and Abdominal Morphology1
    © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Description of a new genus with larviform females from Mauritius (Heteroptera, Enicocephalidae), with discussion of thoracic and abdominal morphology1 P. Sˇ TYS & P. BA NAˇ Rˇ Abstract: A new monotypic genus of Enicocephalomorpha (Enicocephalidae, Enicocephalinae), Heis- saptera janaki nov.gen. et nov.sp., from Mauritius is established based on neotenously apterous females collected in litter of a mountain forest. The new genus belongs to a clade including genera with lateral Y-shaped and medial ⊥-shaped impressions (or their vestiges) on the midlobe of pronotum. Anatomy of exoskeleton of thorax is described in detail. Pterothoracic segments are fused in notal and sternal re- gions. The rudiments of larval forewing and hindwing pads are retained as small non-articulating lobes. Relationships of the new genus, occurrence of aptery in Enicocephalidae and neotenous aptery in the Heteroptera are summarized, and morphology of prothorax is discussed; the “proepimeral lobes” are identified as regions of notal rather than pleural origins. Metapostnotum and first abdominal medioter- gite are modified as parts of a unique basiabdominal vibrational organ; presence of a vibrational basiab- dominal system is synapomorphic for the Heteroptera. Key words: Enicocephalidae, Enicocephalomorpha, Heissaptera janaki, Heteroptera, Mauritius, mor- phology, neotenous aptery, nov.gen. et nov.sp., taxonomy. Introduction genus, is discussed within the context of the Enicocephalomorpha and/or Heteroptera. In this paper we describe a new genus and species of Enicocephalidae, Enico- The neotenous nature of the females of cephalinae, from Mauritius. The genus is a new genus provided a great opportunity to represented by neotenously apterous females study their external anatomy, which is, par- ticularly in the thoracic region, admittedly and fifth instar larvae of both sexes.
    [Show full text]
  • Full Text (.PDF)
    Journal of Research in Ecology An International Scientific Research Journal Original Research Does distribution of Acridomorpha is influenced by parasitoid attack? A model with Scelio aegyptiacus (Priesner, 1951) in the experimental farm Authors: ABSTRACT: ElSayed WM Abu ElEla SA and In a survey of the Acridomorpha assemblage in two different sampling Eesa NM localities I and II at an experimental farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University-ten different species had been recorded. These species were belonging to two subfamilies and representing ten tribes. Family Acrididae was found to exhibit the highest number of tribes (8 tribes and 8 species) whereas, family Pyrgomorphinae was represented by Institution: only two tribes harboring two species. The current research provides an attempt to Department of Entomology, point out the significance of Scelio aegyptiacus (Priesner, 1951) potential Faculty of Science, parasitoidism on natural acridomorphine populations through examining the egg- Cairo University, pods. It was clear that only three acridomorphine species; Aiolopus thalassinus Giza-12613-Egypt. (Fabricius, 1798), Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) and Pyrgomorpha conica (Olivier, 1791), were virtually attacked by the hymenopterous S. aegyptiacus (Priesner, 1951). Keywords: Parasitoidism, Acridomorpha, Scelio aegyptiacus, Stenophagous, presence- absence. Corresponding author: Article Citation: El-Sayed WM ElSayed WM,Abu ElEla SA and Eesa NM Does distribution of Acridomorpha is influenced by parasitoid attack? A model
    [Show full text]
  • ENTOMOLOGY 322 LABS 6 & 7 External Thoracic Structure
    ENTOMOLOGY 322 LABS 6 & 7 External Thoracic Structure The insect thorax is composed of three segments (prothorax, mesothorax and metathorax), which in all insects are specialized for locomotion. In apterygotes and pterygotes the thorax bears the three pairs of walking legs and their musculature. In pterygotes the meso- and metathoracic segments are highly modified and partially fused to form the primary flight motor. We shall examine the musculature of the thorax in labs 8 and 9. In these labs you will become familiar with the external morphology of the thorax. 1. First, we will examine the thorax of a generalized pterygote insect, the lubber grasshopper (Romalea). While Romalea is a flightless insect, it exibits the generalized features of the insect pterothorax. First, obtain a specimen. In lateral view identify the prothorax (Fig. 6.1), mesothorax and metathorax (Fig. 6.2). Note that the posterior margin of the pronotum projects posteriorly to cover much of the dorsal surface of the mesothorax. Carefully cut off the prothoracic cover and trim the wings down to about a centimeter in length (this will facilitate observation of the wing bases). In lateral view identify the suture separating the prothoracic and mesothoracic segments. This suture is membranous and Figure 6.1 Grasshopper prothorax (Carbonnell, 1959) allows the prothorax to move with respect to the mesothorax. Note that the mesothoracic spiracle (Sp2 in Fig. 6.2) is located in this suture. Next, locate the suture separating the meso- and metathoracic pleura and note that the metathoracic spiracle (Sp3 in Fig. 6.2) is located in this suture.
    [Show full text]
  • Insecta: Phasmatodea) and Their Phylogeny
    insects Article Three Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Orestes guangxiensis, Peruphasma schultei, and Phryganistria guangxiensis (Insecta: Phasmatodea) and Their Phylogeny Ke-Ke Xu 1, Qing-Ping Chen 1, Sam Pedro Galilee Ayivi 1 , Jia-Yin Guan 1, Kenneth B. Storey 2, Dan-Na Yu 1,3 and Jia-Yong Zhang 1,3,* 1 College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; [email protected] (K.-K.X.); [email protected] (Q.-P.C.); [email protected] (S.P.G.A.); [email protected] (J.-Y.G.); [email protected] (D.-N.Y.) 2 Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; [email protected] 3 Key Lab of Wildlife Biotechnology, Conservation and Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China * Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected] Simple Summary: Twenty-seven complete mitochondrial genomes of Phasmatodea have been published in the NCBI. To shed light on the intra-ordinal and inter-ordinal relationships among Phas- matodea, more mitochondrial genomes of stick insects are used to explore mitogenome structures and clarify the disputes regarding the phylogenetic relationships among Phasmatodea. We sequence and annotate the first acquired complete mitochondrial genome from the family Pseudophasmati- dae (Peruphasma schultei), the first reported mitochondrial genome from the genus Phryganistria Citation: Xu, K.-K.; Chen, Q.-P.; Ayivi, of Phasmatidae (P. guangxiensis), and the complete mitochondrial genome of Orestes guangxiensis S.P.G.; Guan, J.-Y.; Storey, K.B.; Yu, belonging to the family Heteropterygidae. We analyze the gene composition and the structure D.-N.; Zhang, J.-Y.
    [Show full text]
  • Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Ceuthophilus Spp.) Jason D
    Journal of Biogeography (J. Biogeogr.) (2016) ORIGINAL Comparative phylogeography of two ARTICLE codistributed subgenera of cave crickets (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Ceuthophilus spp.) Jason D. Weckstein1,2, Kevin P. Johnson1, John D. Murdoch1,3, Jean K. Krejca4, Daniela M. Takiya1,5, George Veni6, James R. Reddell7 and Steven J. Taylor1* 1Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie ABSTRACT Research Institute, University of Illinois at Aim We compare the phylogeographical structure among caves for co-occur- Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, 2 ring cave dwelling crickets (Ceuthophilus) in two subgenera Ceuthophilus Champaign, IL 61820, USA, Department of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences, (Ceuthophilus) (hereafter, called Ceuthophilus) and Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) and Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and (hereafter, called Geotettix). In our study area (central Texas), cave-inhabiting Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, members of the subgenus Ceuthophilus are trogloxenes, roosting in the caves 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, but foraging above ground and occasionally moving between caves, whereas Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA, 3European members of the subgenus Geotettix are near-obligate cave dwellers, which for- Neuroscience Institute, Grisebachstraße 5, age inside the caves, and only rarely are found above ground. Differences in G€ottingen 37077, Germany, 4Zara potential dispersal ability and ecology provide a framework for understanding Environmental LLC, 1707 West FM 1626, their effects on the phylogeographical
    [Show full text]
  • Phasmid Studies
    ISSN 0966-0011 PHASMID STUDIES. volume 13, numbers 1 & 2. September 2005. Editor: P.E. Bragg. Published by the Phasmid Study Group. Phasmid Studies ISSN 0966-0011 volume 13, numbers I & 2. Contents Phasmids from Sabah Robert Bradburne I A reassessment of some Bornean Lonchodinae and Aschiphasmalidae, with some lectotype designations, new synonyms, and the description of (WO new species P.E. Bragg ................ ........ .. 11 Hap/opus Burmeisler, 1838, replacement name for Aplopus Gray, 1835 (Phasmalodea). Oliver Zornpro ... .. 30 A new species of the genus Baculofraclum. the first record of the genus from Borneo. P.E. Bragg .. ............................. .. 31 Reviews and Abstracts Phasmid Abstracts 38 Cover illustration: Female Parafoxopsis kQrySll!.~ Gilmher, 1932 by r.E. Bragg. Br.dburn, R. (2005) Phasmid Studies, 13(1&2): \-10. - Phasmids from Sabah Robert Bradburne, 26 Royal Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 208, UK. Abstract This paper describes a trip (Q six locations in Sabah, Borneo, during October 2003. A 101:11 of around 20 species of stick insects were found al four of these locations, including an undescribed species found at 3300m on Moum Kinabalu. The most commonly encountered species in the lowland forest were Lonchodes spp., Haaniella spp., and Asceles margarilatus. Key words Phasmida, Borneo, Sabah, Sukau, Kinabalu, Danum Valley, Haaniella, Asceles, Prosemoria, Necroscia, Presbistus, Carausius, PhellQcephoms, Dinophasmo. Introduction In October 2003 I travelled to Sabah in North Borneo to spend [WO weeks searching for the wildlife of the region. Our group stayed in six locations, four of which yielded many species of phasmid. The rainy season had started early and therefore it frequently rained all afternoon, and often into the night.
    [Show full text]
  • (Orthoptera) and Their Phylogenetic Implications Within Tetrigoidea
    Mitochondrial genomes of eight Scelimeninae species (Orthoptera) and their phylogenetic implications within Tetrigoidea Ran Li1, Xiaoli Ying1, Weian Deng2, Wantao Rong2 and Xiaodong Li2 1 College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 2 School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hechi University, Yizhou, China ABSTRACT Scelimeninae is a key member of the pygmy grasshopper community, and an important ecological indicator. No mitochondrial genomes of Scelimeninae have been reported to date, and the monophyly of Scelimeninae and its phylogenetic relationship within Tetrigidae is still unclear. We sequenced and analyzed eight nearly complete mitochondrial genomes representing eight genera of Scelimeninae. These mitogenomes ranged in size from 13,112 to 16,380 bp and the order of tRNA genes between COII and ATP8 was reversed compared with the ancestral order of insects. The protein-coding genes (PCGs) of tetrigid species mainly with the typical ATN codons and most terminated with complete (TAA or TAG) stop codons. Analyses of pairwise genetic distances showed that ATP8 was the least conserved gene within Tetrigidae, while COI was the most conserved. The longest intergenic spacer (IGS) region in the mitogenomes was always found between tRNASer(UCN) and ND1. Additionally, tandem repeat units were identified in the longest IGS of three mitogenomes. Maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) analyses based on the two datasets supported the monophyly of Tetriginae. Scelimeninae was classified as a non-monophyletic subfamily.
    [Show full text]
  • Grasshoppers and Locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian Territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History
    Zoology and Ecology ISSN: 2165-8005 (Print) 2165-8013 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tzec20 Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History Mohammad Abusarhan, Zuhair S. Amr, Manal Ghattas, Elias N. Handal & Mazin B. Qumsiyeh To cite this article: Mohammad Abusarhan, Zuhair S. Amr, Manal Ghattas, Elias N. Handal & Mazin B. Qumsiyeh (2017): Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History, Zoology and Ecology, DOI: 10.1080/21658005.2017.1313807 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21658005.2017.1313807 Published online: 26 Apr 2017. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tzec20 Download by: [Bethlehem University] Date: 26 April 2017, At: 04:32 ZOOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1080/21658005.2017.1313807 Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History Mohammad Abusarhana, Zuhair S. Amrb, Manal Ghattasa, Elias N. Handala and Mazin B. Qumsiyeha aPalestine Museum of Natural History, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine; bDepartment of Biology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY We report on the collection of grasshoppers and locusts from the Occupied Palestinian Received 25 November 2016 Territories (OPT) studied at the nascent Palestine Museum of Natural History. Three hundred Accepted 28 March 2017 and forty specimens were collected during the 2013–2016 period.
    [Show full text]
  • Phylogeny of Ensifera (Hexapoda: Orthoptera) Using Three Ribosomal Loci, with Implications for the Evolution of Acoustic Communication
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (2006) 510–530 www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev Phylogeny of Ensifera (Hexapoda: Orthoptera) using three ribosomal loci, with implications for the evolution of acoustic communication M.C. Jost a,*, K.L. Shaw b a Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, USA b Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Received 9 May 2005; revised 27 September 2005; accepted 4 October 2005 Available online 16 November 2005 Abstract Representatives of the Orthopteran suborder Ensifera (crickets, katydids, and related insects) are well known for acoustic signals pro- duced in the contexts of courtship and mate recognition. We present a phylogenetic estimate of Ensifera for a sample of 51 taxonomically diverse exemplars, using sequences from 18S, 28S, and 16S rRNA. The results support a monophyletic Ensifera, monophyly of most ensiferan families, and the superfamily Gryllacridoidea which would include Stenopelmatidae, Anostostomatidae, Gryllacrididae, and Lezina. Schizodactylidae was recovered as the sister lineage to Grylloidea, and both Rhaphidophoridae and Tettigoniidae were found to be more closely related to Grylloidea than has been suggested by prior studies. The ambidextrously stridulating haglid Cyphoderris was found to be basal (or sister) to a clade that contains both Grylloidea and Tettigoniidae. Tree comparison tests with the concatenated molecular data found our phylogeny to be significantly better at explaining our data than three recent phylogenetic hypotheses based on morphological characters. A high degree of conflict exists between the molecular and morphological data, possibly indicating that much homoplasy is present in Ensifera, particularly in acoustic structures. In contrast to prior evolutionary hypotheses based on most parsi- monious ancestral state reconstructions, we propose that tegminal stridulation and tibial tympana are ancestral to Ensifera and were lost multiple times, especially within the Gryllidae.
    [Show full text]
  • A New Record of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from Jharkhand, India
    MANDAL: A new record of Acrididae....from Jharkhand, India ISSN 0375-1511603 Rec. zool. Surv. India : 114(Part-4) : 603-606, 2014 A NEW RECORD OF ACRIDIDAE (ORTHOPTERA) FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA G.P. MANDAL Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053 Email: [email protected]. INTRODUCTION survey conducted by the author in June-July, 2014, from Barkhela, Kolhan Forest Range, Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. Jharkhand Chaibasa district of Jharkhand. The order shares its border with the states of Bihar to the Orthoptera is divided into two suborders namely north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Caelifera and Ensifera. The suborder Caelifera Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. includes short-horned grasshoppers, locusts and It is situated between 23.3500° N Latitude and grouse locusts, however Ensifera includes long- 85.3300° E Longitude. The Jharkhand state is horned grasshoppers, katydids, crickets and mole very rich in biodiversity and is the part of the crickets. The suborder Caelifera is represented by Chhotanagpur plateau, province of the peninsula 518 species under 214 genera and 11 families biogeographic zone. The recorded forest area is from India. Among Acrididae 285 species and 2.36 million hectares, which constitutes 29.61% of 134 genera were recorded from India (Kailash the geographical area of the state. Reserve forests Chandra et al., 2010). A notable taxonomical work constitute 18.59%, protected forests 81.27% and on Acrididae was made by Kirby (1914) in the unclassed forest a mere 0.14%. there are three series ‘Fauna of British India’ and he divided types of forest viz., Tropical moist deciduous, the family Acrididae into eight subfamilies.
    [Show full text]