Euglossini
Cytogenetic data
| Species | Sample local | Country(ies) | Haploid(n) | Diploid(2n) | Karyotype | Notes | Genome size (pg) | Classic cytogenetic data | Molecular cytogenetic data | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eufriesea violacea | Viçosa, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 15.0 | 30.0 | 2k= 30submetacentric | C-banding, G-banding | Gomes et al. 1998 | |||
| Euglossa cordata | Cataguases, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 21.0 | 42.0 | 2k= 42submetacentric | as Euglossa carolina | C-banding | DAPI/CMA3 | Fernandes et al. 2013a | |
| Euglossa cyanaspis | Panama City | Panama | 21.0 | k= 21submetacentric | Eltz et al. 1997 | |||||
| Euglossa hyacinthina | Province Chiriqui | Panama | 20.0 | 40.0 | k= 20submetacentric | Eltz et al. 1997 | ||||
| Euglossa sp. | Viçosa, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 21.0 | Ag-NOR | Maffei et al. 2001 | |||||
| Euglossa townsendi | Viçosa, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 21.0 | 42.0 | 2k= 42submetacentric | C-banding, G-banding | DAPI/CMA3 | Fernandes et al. 2013a |
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
Eltz, T., Schmid, M., Roubik, D.W. Haploid karyotypes of two species of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 70 : pp 142-144. 1997
Maffei, E.M.D., Pompolo, S.G., Silva-Jr, J.C., Caixeiro, A.P.A., Rocha, M.P., Dergam, J.A. Silver staining of nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in some species of Hymenoptera (bees and parasitic wasps) and Coleoptera (lady beetle). Cytobios, 104 : pp 119-125. 2001
Fernandes, A., Werneck, H.A., Pompolo, S.G., Lopes, D.M. Evidence of separate karyotype evolutionary pathway in Euglossa orchid bees by cytogenetic analyses. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 85 : pp 937-944. 2013a. DOI: [10.1590/S0001-37652013005000050 https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37652013005000050]
Gomes, L.F., Brito, R.M., Pompolo, S.G., Campos, L.A.O., Peruquetti, R.C. Karyotype and C-and G-banding patterns of Eufriesea violacea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossinae). Hereditas, 128 : pp 73-76. 1998. DOI: [10.1111/j.1601-5223.1998.00073.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5223.1998.00073.x]