Apinae Scaptotrigona

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
MeliponiniScaptotrigona barrocoloradensisAlthough cited as “from Brazil”, this species does not occur in this CountryBrazil1734k= 6pseudo-acrocentric + 8acrocentric + 3metacentricas Trigona barrocoloralensisC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona bipunctataRibeirão Preto, São PauloBrazil0.40-0.44Tavares et al. 2012  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona depilisRibeirão Preto, São PauloBrazil342k= 26acrocentric + 8pseudo-acrocentric0.39-0.41C-bandingRocha et al. 2003a  Tavares et al. 2012  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona cf. polystictaPresidente Figueiredo, AmazonasBrazil342k= 8metacentric + 6submetacentris + 20subtelocentric0.52GiemsaCunha et al. 2021  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona posticaRibeirão Preto, São PauloBrazil342k= 22acrocentric + 12pseudo-acrocentricC-bandingRocha et al. 2003a  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona tubibaUrbano Santos, MaranhãoBrazil0.45Tavares et al. 2012  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona xanthotrichaCamacan, Valença, Bahia; Piranga, Viçosa, Minas GeraisBrazil1734variable among populations0.42-0.44C-banding, Ag-NORDAPI/CMA3; FISH (ribosomal probe, microsatellite probes)Rocha et al. 2003a  Duarte et al. 2009  Lopes et al. 2009  Tavares et al. 2012  Cunha et al. 2021  Cunha et al. 2023a  Serra et al. 2023  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona sp.São José do Sabugi, ParaíbaBrazil342k= 18acrocentric + 16pseudo-acrocentricC-bandingDAPI/CMA3Rocha et al. 2003a  
MeliponiniScaptotrigona sp.ParáBrazil342k= 10metacentric + 6submetacentric + 18 subtelocentricGiemsaFISH (ribosomal probe, microsatellite probes)Cunha et al. 2021  Cunha et al. 2023a  

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

Tavares, M.G., Carvalho, C.R., Soares, F.A.F., Campos, L.A.O. Genome size diversity in stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini). Apidologie, 43 : pp 731-736. 2012. DOI: [10.1007/s13592-012-0145-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-012-0145-x]

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

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]

Serra, R.S., Campos, L.A.O., Serrão, J.E. Evidence that workers recognize unfertilized queen-laid eggs for male production in stingless bees. Acta Zoologica, 104 : pp 118-124. 2023. DOI: [10.1111/azo.12401 https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12401]

Duarte, O.M.P., Martins, C.C.C., Waldschmidt, A.M., Costa, M.A. Occurrence of multiple nucleolus organizer regions and intraspecific karyotype variation in Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure (Hymenoptera, Meliponini). Genetics and Molecular Research, 8 : pp 831-839. 2009. DOI: [10.4238/vol8-3gmr598 https://doi.org/10.4238/vol8-3gmr598]

Lopes, D.M., Carvalho, C.R., Clarindo, W.R., Praça, M.M., Tavares, M.G. Genome size estimation of three stingless bee species (Hymenoptera, Meliponinae) by flow cytometry. Apidologie, 40 : pp 517-523. 2009. DOI: [10.1051/apido/2009030 https://doi.org/10.1051/apido/2009030]