Apinae Tetragonisca
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 | Tetragonisca angustula | Locality not specified | Brazil | 17.0 | 34.0 | k= 14pseudo-acrocentric + 2acrocentric + 1metacentric | as Trigona angustula | C-banding | Hoshiba and Imai 1993 | ||
| Meliponini | Tetragonisca angustula | Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso; Viçosa, Mutum, Minas Gerais; Cidade Gaúcha, Rondon, Paraná | Brazil | 17.0 | 34.0 | 2k= 34pseudo-acrocentric; 2k = 28m + 6sm; 2k = 24 m + 10sm | 0.90 - 0.95 | Giemsa, C-banding | DAPI/CMA3; FISH (ribosomal, microsatellites, satellite probes) | Rocha et al. 2003a Barth et al. 2011 Tavares et al. 2012 Pereira et al. 2020 Cunha et al. 2023 Vignati et al. 2025 Cunha et al. 2026 | |
| Meliponini | Tetragonisca fiebrigi | Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso; Goioerê, Palotina, Umuarama, Tapejara, Paraná | Brazil | 17.0 | 34.0 | 2k= 34pseudo-acrocentric; 2k= 22metacentric + 12submetacentric; 2k = 26m + 8sm; 2k = 24m + 10sm | up to 7 B chromosomes have been described | 0.93 | Giemsa, C-banding | DAPI/CMA3; FISH (Chromosome painting, ribosomal, repetitive, microsatellites probes) | Barth et al. 2011 Lopes et al. 2014 Pereira et al. 2020 Pereira et al. 2020 Cunha et al. 2023 Cunha et al. 2024 Cunha et al. 2026 |
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
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Barth, A., Fernandes, A., Pompolo, S.G., Costa, M.A. Occurrence of B chromosomes in Tetragonisca Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): a new contribution to the cytotaxonomy of the genus. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 34 : pp 77-79. 2011. DOI: [10.1590/S1415-47572010005000100 https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572010005000100]
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]
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