Apinae Lestrimelitta

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
MeliponiniLestrimelitta limaoDivinópolis, Minas GeraisBrazil282k= 6metacentric + 6acrocentric + 16pseudo-acrocentric; 2k= 18metacentric + 10submetacentricC-bandingFISH (ribosomal probe, microsatellite probes)Rocha et al. 2003a  Cunha et al. 2021  Cunha et al. 2023a  
MeliponiniLestrimelitta sp.Domingos Martins, Espírito SantoBrazil282k= 18metacentric + 10submetacentric0.463GiemsaFISH (ribosomal probe, microsatellite probes)Tavares et al. 2010a  Cunha et al. 2021  Cunha et al. 2023a  
MeliponiniLestrimelitta sulinaLavras, Minas GeraisBrazil0.53Cunha et al. 2021  

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

Rocha, M.P., Pompolo, S.G., Campos, L.A.O. Citogenética da tribo Meliponini (Hymenoptera, Apidae). UNESC, Criciúma, : pp 311-320. 2003a

Cunha, M.S., Soares, F.A.F., Clarindo, W.R., Campos, L.A.O., Lopes, D.M. Robertsonian rearrangements in Neotropical Meliponini karyotype evolution (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Insect Molecular Biology, 30 : pp 379-389. 2021. DOI: [10.1111/imb.12702 https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12702]

Cunha, M.S., Garcia, M.V.B., Campos, L.A.O., Lopes, D.M. Cytotaxonomy and karyotype evolution in Neotropical Meliponini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) inferred by chromosomal mapping of 18S rDNA and five microsatellites. Journal of Apicultural Research, : pp . 2023a. DOI: [10.1080/00218839.2023.2179228 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2023.2179228]

Tavares, M.G., Carvalho, C.R., Soares, F.A.F., Fernandes, A. Detection of diploid males in a natural colony of the cleptobiotic bee Lestrimelitta sp (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 33 : pp 491-493. 2010a. DOI: [10.1590/S1415-47572010000300019 https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572010000300019]