Placement of Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo in Lindackerieae (Achariaceae, Malpighiales) confirmed by analyses of rbcL sequences, with notes on pollen morphology and wood anatomy

The phylogenetic placement of Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo (Achariaceae) within Malpighiales was investigated with rbcL sequence data. This genus was recently created to accommodate Carpotroche apterocarpa Kuhlm., a poorly known species from the rainforests of Espirito Santo, Brazil. One rbcL sequence was obtained from Kuhlmanniodendron and analyzed with 73 additional sequences from Malpighiales, and 8 from two closer orders, Oxalidales and Celastrales, all of which were available at Genbank. Phylogenetic analyses were carried out with maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference; bootstrap analyses were used in maximum parsimony to evaluate branch support. The results confirmed the placement of Kuhlmanniodendron together with Camptostylus, Lindackeria, Xylotheca, and Caloncoba in a strongly supported clade (posterior probability = 0.99) that corresponds with the tribe Lindackerieae of Achariaceae (Malpighiales). Kuhlmanniodendron also does not appear to be closely related to Oncoba (Salicaceae), an African genus with similar floral and fruit morphology that has been traditionally placed among cyanogenic Flacourtiaceae (now Achariaceae). A picrosodic paper test was performed in herbarium dry leaves, and the presence of cyanogenic glycosides, a class of compounds usually found in Achariaceae, was detected. Pollen morphology and wood anatomy of Kuhlmanniodendron were also investigated, but both pollen (3-colporate and microreticulate) and wood, with solitary to multiple vessels, scalariform perforation plates and other features, do not seem to be useful to distinguish this genus from other members of the Achariaceae and are rather common among the eudicotyledons as a whole. However, perforated ray cells with scalariform plates, an uncommon wood character, present in Kuhlmanniodendron are similar to those found in Kiggelaria africana (Pangieae, Achariaceae), but the occurrence of such cells is not mapped among the angiosperms, and it is not clear how homoplastic this character could be.

Morphology, development and homologies of the perianth and floral nectaries in Croton and Astraea (Euphorbiaceae-Malpighiales)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

蔷薇类的分子系统学研究—兼论系统发育基因组学的原理和方法(以SET基因超家族为例)

分子系统发育分析的主要任务包括：（1）帮助建立生命之树（tree of life）;（2）追踪基因和基因家族（gene family）的起源和进化, 以获知基因在进化过程中的功能分化和伴随发生的重要分子事件（key molecular events）和形态性状的关键创新（key innovation）。这两个方面在本研究中都有所涉及。对于前者，选用植物线粒体matR基因重建被子植物蔷薇类群的系统发育关系;对于后者，则以SET基因超家族为例，探讨其在真核生物中的进化分类以及与功能多样性的关系。 I 蔷薇类的分子系统学 蔷薇类（rosids）是基于分子数据建立的被子植物的主要分支之一，包含13个目，大约三分之一的被子植物物种。两个主要蔷薇类内部分支是豆类fabids（包含7个目）和锦葵类malvids（包含3个目）。然而，这两个分支内部，以及这两个分支与蔷薇类基部类群，包括牻牛儿苗目（Geraniales）、桃金娘目（Myrtales）和流苏子目（Crossosomatales）之间的关系大多是不清楚的。本研究中，我们选取174个物种来代表72个蔷薇类（rosids）的科，利用两个数据集，即线粒体matR单基因数据集和包括线粒体matR基因、两个质体基因(rbcL、 atpB)和一个核基因(18S rDNA) 的4基因数据集，重建蔷薇类在科以上分类阶元水平的系统发育关系。同时，还对线粒体matR基因的进化特征和用于大尺度系统发育分析的适合度和潜力进行了评价。 线粒体matR单基因数据支持malvids和大多数蔷薇类目的单系性质，然而，豆类（fabids）成员没有形成一个分支，其COM亚支，包括卫矛目（Celastrales）、酢浆草目（Oxalidales）、金虎尾目（Malpighiales）和蒜树科（Huaceae），分辨为锦葵类（malvids）的姐妹群。这个关系在最近根据花结构特征曾被提出过，但从未在之前的分子系统发育分析中得到分辨。4基因数据集支持首先是牻牛儿苗目（Geraniales），接着是桃金娘目（Myrtales）作为蔷薇类（rosids）的最基部的分支;流苏子目（Crossosomatales）是锦葵类（malvids）姐妹群，以及蔷薇类（rosids）的核心部分包括豆类（fabids），锦葵类（malvids）和流苏子目（Crossosomatales）。线粒体matR基因的进化特征分析显示，与两个叶绿体基因(rbcL 和atpB)比较，同义替代速率约是它们的1/4，而非同义替代速率接近于自身的同义替代速率，表明matR 基因具有松弛的选择压力。线粒体matR基因相对慢速的进化使非同源相似（homoplasious）突变减少，提高了系统发育信息的质量，同时，松弛的选择压力使非同义替代数量增加，弥补了慢速进化导致的系统发育信息数量不足的缺陷，这两个方面的结合使线粒体matR基因非常适用于被子植物在科以上水平的系统发育研究。 II SET基因超家族的系统发育基因组学分析 SET基因超家族基因编码含有SET结构域的蛋白，在真核生物中，SET-domain蛋白一般是多结构域（multi-domain）的。SET-domain蛋白具有对组蛋白H3和H4的N末端尾部进行赖氨酸残基甲基化修饰的酶活性;从异染色质形成到基因转录，甲基化的组蛋白广泛影响染色质水平的基因调控。依据SET结构域一级序列的相似性和结构域组织（domain architecture）特征，目前，SET-domain基因超家族被划分为4-7个家族。由于这些划分或者使用动物或者使用植物SET基因，只有少数其它类群的物种加入分析，因此这样的划分可能是不完整的。本研究采用系统发育基 因组学方法（phylogenomic approach），在真核生物范围内广泛取样，期望获得相对完整的SET-domain基因家族的 进化分类方案，在此基础上加深理解SET-domain基因的进化机制和功能多样性。 在提取了17个物种，代表5个真核超群的SET蛋白序列基础上，系统发育分析结合“结构域组织特征”鉴别了9个SET基因家族，其中一个是新的SET基因家族。以前的SET8和Class VI家族,及SMYD和SUV4-20家族分别合并为一个家族。大部分家族在进化过程中发生了2次以上的基因重复事件，通过获得不同的结构域产生具有不同功能的新基因。一个SET基因家族在进化过程中推测发生了从脊椎动物祖先向盘基网柄菌（Dictyostelium discoideum）的水平基因转移。

Development of pachycoris torridus (hemiptera: scutelleridae) on jatropha curcas (euphorbiaceae), psidium cattleianum (myrtaceae) and aleurites fordii (euphorbiaceae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A new species of Stephanopodium (Dichapetalaceae) from eastern Brazil

A new species of Stephanopodium (Dichapetalaceae) from tabuleiro forests in southern Bahia is here described and illustrated. This species, named Stephanopodium gracile because of its slender habit, is compared to S. blanchetianum and S. organense. From these two species, S. gracile can be distinguished by the inflorescences on the apical portion of the leaf petiole, young branches with sparse short appressed trichomes, and glabrous leaves; from S. blanchetianum it differs also by leaf blades with an acuminate (vs. usually obtuse or rounded, and sometimes acute) apex.

Natural parasitism of lepidopteran eggs by Trichogramma species (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in agricultural crops in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The genus Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) includes insect egg parasitoids that are widely used throughout the world as control agents of pest insects. The aim of this study was to identify the species of Trichogramma naturally associated with the eggs of lepidopteran pests of the following agricultural and horticultural crops: collards, Brassica oleracea L. (Brassicales: Brassicaceae); papaya, Carica papaya L. (Capparales: Caricaceae); tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (Solanales: Solanaceae); cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae); banana, Musa sp. L. (Zingiberales: Musaceae); passion fruit, Passiflora sp. Degener (Malpighiales: Passifloraceae); sugarcane, Saccharum sp. L. (Poales: Poaceae); and corn (maize), Zea mays L. (Poales: Poaceae); and an invasive species (Sodom?s apple milkweed, Calotropis procera Aiton; Gentianales: Apocynaceae) in the semiarid region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We report natural parasitism by Trichogramma in eggs of Agraulis vanillae vanillae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Antichloris eriphia F. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), Danaus sp. (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Diatraea saccharalis F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Erinnyis ello L. (Lepidopera: Sphingidae), and Protambulyx strigilis L. (Lepidopera: Sphingidae). In total, 2,242 specimens of Trichogramma were obtained, belonging to the species T. pretiosum Riley, T. manicobai Brun, Moraes & Soares, T. marandobai Brun, Moraes & Soares, and T. galloi Zucchi. These species of Trichogramma may be candidates for biological control programs of lepidopteran pests in the semiarid region of Minas Gerais and in other semiarid regions.

New host records for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Registra-se pela primeira vez a infestação natural de frutos de Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana e de Garcinia brasiliensis C. Martius (Malpighiales: Clusiaceae) por Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) no estado do Pará, Brasil. Garcinia acuminata é registrado como hospedeiro de moscas-das-frutas pela primeira vez no Brasil.