Apinae Lestrimelitta
Cytogenetic data
| Tribe | Species | Sample local | Country(ies) | Haploid(n) | Diploid(2n) | Karyotype | Notes | Genome size (pg) | Classic cytogenetic data | Molecular cytogenetic data | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliponini | Lestrimelitta limao | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais; Urbano Santos, Maranhão | Brazil | 28.0 | 2k= 6metacentric + 6acrocentric + 16pseudo-acrocentric; 2k= 18metacentric + 10submetacentric | C-banding | FISH (ribosomal, microsatellites probes,C0t-1) | Rocha et al. 2003a Cunha et al. 2021 Cunha et al. 2024 Campos et al. 2026 | |||
| Meliponini | Lestrimelitta sp. | Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo | Brazil | 28.0 | 2k= 18metacentric + 10submetacentric | 0.463 | Giemsa | FISH (ribosomal, microsatellites probes) | Tavares et al. 2010a Cunha et al. 2021 Cunha et al. 2024 | ||
| Meliponini | Lestrimelitta sulina | Lavras, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 0.53 | Cunha 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
Campos, C.L., Teixeira, G.A., Lopes, D.M., Waldschmidt, A.M. Molecular cytogenetics provides insights into heterochromatin composition and karyotypic evolution in species of the Plebeia group (Apidae: Meliponini). Molecular Cytogenetics, : pp . 2026. DOI: [10.1186/s13039-026-00775-2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13039-026-00775-2]
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]
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]
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., 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, 63 : pp 208-218. 2024. DOI: [10.1080/00218839.2023.2179228 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2023.2179228]