Six new species of Aspidophorodon Verma, 1967 (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) from China by Ying Xu, Li-Yun Jiang, Jing Chen, Bakhtiyor Rustamovich Kholmatov, Ge-Xia Qiao

“…Two species Aspidophorodon harvense Verma and Aspidophorodon indicum (David Rajasingh & Narayanan) are recorded for the first time in China. The genus is mainly distributed in East Asia and is represented by 15 species in the world of which 12 are found in China. …”
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Cavariella Del Guercio (Hemiptera, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) in China, with a new species, new synonymies, and first country records by Ying Xu, Jing Chen, Li-Yun Jiang, Ge-Xia Qiao

“…As a result: Cavariella hidaensis Takahashi is transferred to Elatobium; Cavariella sculptura Qiao & Xu, sp. nov. is described from specimens collected on Torilis and Cryptotaenia (Apiaceae); Cavariella cessana Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, syn. nov. and Cavariella largispiracula Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, syn. nov. are respectively junior synonyms of Cavariella aquatica (Gillette & Bragg) and Cavariella sapporoensis Takahashi; Cavariella gilgiana Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li and Cavariella lhasana Zhang are confirmed as valid species and complete descriptions are provided; Cavariella bhutanensis Chakrabarti & Das, Cavariella nigra Basu, Cavariella pastinacae (Linnaeus), and Cavariella pustula Essig are recorded for the first time from China. Additionally, keys for species of Cavariella known in China are provided and modifications to the key by Blackman and Eastop of aphid species on Angelica (Aphids on World’s Plants) are presented.…”
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Relationships between screen viewing and sleep quality for infants and toddlers in China: A cross-sectional study by Yumin Lin, Xueqin Zhang, Yinying Huang, Zhiwei Jia, Jing Chen, Wanling Hou, Lili Zhao, Guiyan Wang, Jiemin Zhu

“…Parents who offered screen media for children when they needed to do house chores were more likely to report that their children had less total sleep time (β = −0.1, P < 0.05) and shorter longest sleep episode (β = −0.1, P < 0.05).ConclusionThe majority of toddlers did not meet the WHO guidelines on screen time in China. Screen time was negatively related to total sleep time and nighttime sleep among infants and toddlers. …”
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