Apinae Cleptotrigona

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
MeliponiniCleptotrigona cubicepsZango and LuandaAngola18as Lestrimelitta cubicepsKerr and Araujo 1957  

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

Kerr, W.E., Araújo, V.P. Contribuição ao estudo citológico dos Apoidea. Garcia da Orta, 5 : pp 431-433. 1957