Apinae Apis

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
ApiniApis ceranaBangkokThailand0.19Jordan and Brosemer 1974  Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
ApiniApis ceranaMachida, TokyoJapan1632all metacentric or submetacentricas Apis cerana japonicaC-banding; G-bandingHoshiba et al. 1981  Hoshiba and Okada 1986  Hoshiba and Imai 1993  
ApiniApis ceranaMahabaleshwarIndia1632k= 4metacentric + 4submetacentric + 8subtelocentricas Apis indicaDeodikar et al. 1959  
ApiniApis ceranaUniversity of PeradeniyaSri Lanka16Fahrenhorst 1977  
ApiniApis dorsataUniversity of PeradeniyaSri Lanka16Fahrenhorst 1977  
ApiniApis floreaUniversity of PeradeniyaSri Lanka16Fahrenhorst 1977  
ApiniApis melliferaUniversity of PeradeniyaSri Lanka16Fahrenhorst 1977  
ApiniApis melliferaItabashi-ku, TokyoJapan1632all metacentric or submetacentricas Apis mellifera ligusticaC-banding; G-bandingHoshiba and Kusanagi 1978  Hoshiba 1984a  Hoshiba 1984b  Hoshiba and Okada 1986  Hoshiba and Imai 1993  
ApiniApis melliferaGuelph, OntarioCanada16320.24HoneybeeGenomeSequencingConsortium 2006  Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
ApiniApis melliferaLocality not specifiedGermany16FISH (ribosomal probe, TTAGG probe)Beye and Moritz 1993  Sahara et al. 1999  
ApiniApis melliferaBanat, Timok and Syenichko–PeshterskiSerbia32as Apis mellifera carnicaG-bandingStanimirovic et al. 2005  

Chromosome classification: Levan et al. (1964): metacentric (m), submetacentric (sm), subtelocentric (st), or acrocentric (a). Imai (1991): metacentric (M) or acrocentric (A), with a variety of forms depending on the position of the heterochromatin on the karyotype.

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Bibliography

Ardila-Garcia, A.M., Umphrey, G.J., Gregory, T.R. An expansion of the genome size dataset for the insect order Hymenoptera, with a first test of parasitism and eusociality as possible constraints. Insect Molecular Biology, 19 : pp 337-346. 2010. DOI: [10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.00992.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.00992.x]

Beye, M., Moritz, R.F.A. In situ hybridization of rDNA on chromosomes of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L.. Experientia, 49 : pp 337-338. 1993. DOI: [10.1007/BF01923416 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923416]

Honeybee Genome Sequencing Consortium. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Nature, 443 : pp 931-949. 2006. DOI: [10.1038/nature05260 https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05260]

Hoshiba, H. Karyotype and banding analyses on haploid males of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B, 60 : pp 122-124. 1984a. DOI: [10.2183/pjab.60.122 https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab.60.122]

Hoshiba, H. The C-banding analysis of the diploid male and female honeybee (Apis mellifera). Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B, 60 : pp 238-240. 1984b. DOI: [10.2183/pjab.60.238 https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab.60.238]

Hoshiba, H., Imai, H. Chromosome evolution of bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) on the basis of C-banding pattern analyses. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 61 : pp 465-492. 1993

Hoshiba, H., Kusanagi, A. Karyological study of honeybee. Journal of Apicultural Research, 17 : pp 105-109. 1978. DOI: [10.1080/00218839.1978.11099913 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1978.11099913]

Hoshiba, H., Okada, I. G-Banding analyses of male chromosomes in Apis cerana and A. mellifera ligustica. Apidologie, 17 : pp 101-106. 1986. DOI: [10.1051/apido:19860203 https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19860203]

Hoshiba, H., Okada, I., Kusanagi, A. The diploid drone of Apis cerana japonica and its chromosomes. Journal of Apicultural Research, 20 : pp 143-147. 1981. DOI: [10.1080/00218839.1981.11100488 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1981.11100488]

Jordan J.R., Brosemer R.W. Characterization of DNA from three bee species. Journal of Insect Physiology, 20 : pp 2513–2520. 1974. DOI: [10.1016/0022-1910(74)90035-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(74)90035-3]

Sahara, K., Marec, F., Traut, W. TTAGG telomeric repeats in chromosomes of some insects and other arthropods. Chromosome Research, 7 : pp 449-460. 1999. DOI: [10.1023/A:1009297729547 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009297729547]

Deodikar, G.B., Thakar, C.V., Shah, P.N. Cyto-genetic studies in Indian honeybees. I. Somatic chromosome complement in Apis indica and its bearing on evolution and phylogeny. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences Section B, 49 : pp 194-206. 1959

Stanimirovic, Z., Stevanovic, J., Andjelkovic, M. Chromosomal diversity in Apis mellifera carnica from Serbia. Apidologie, 36 : pp 31–42. 2005. DOI: [10.1051/apido:2004067 https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2004067]

Fahrenhorst, H. Nachweis ubereinstimmender Chromosomen-Zahlen (n = 16) bei allen 4 Apis-Arten. Apidologie, 8 : pp 89-100. 1977. DOI: [10.1051/apido:19770107 https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19770107]