Halictinae

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
Augochlorini  Augochlora puraEtna (Ithaca), New YorkUnited States1122k= 9metacentric + 2submetacentricBrownJr and Ramberg 1985  
Augochlorini  Augochlorella uraniaCuritiba, ParanáBrazil16as Augochlorella michaelisKerr 1972  
Augochlorini  Augochloropsis metallicaGuelph, OntarioCanada0.90Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
Augochlorini  Augochloropsis sparsilisCuritiba, ParanáBrazil16Kerr 1972  
Augochlorini  Pseudaugochlora gramineaCuritiba, ParanáBrazil8as Pseudaugochloropsis gramineaKerr 1972  
HalictiniAgapostemon splendensOrlando, FloridaUnited States0.66Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
HalictiniAgapostemon virescensIthaca, New YorkUnited States1734mostly acrocentric or subacrocentricRamberg et al. 1984  
HalictiniHalictus aerariusFujisawa, Kanagawa; Rifu, MiyagiJapan1428k= 5pseudo-acrocentric + 9metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
HalictiniHalictus ligatusGuelph, OntarioCanada0.60Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
HalictiniHalictus ligatusOrlando, FloridaUnited States0.49Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
HalictiniHalictus poeyiLake Placid, FloridaUnited States0.40Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
HalictiniLasioglossum allodalumRifu, MiyagiJapan20k= 13pseudo-acrocentric + 7metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
HalictiniLasioglossum cooleyiVancouverCanada18as Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) cooleyiPacker and Owen 1989  
HalictiniLasioglossum duplexFujisawa, Kanagawa; Rifu, MiyagiJapan918k= 9metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
HalictiniLasioglossum lineatulusIthaca, New YorkUnited States1224all metacentric or submetacentricDialictus lineatulusRamberg et al. 1984  
HalictiniLasioglossum malachurumFrankfurtGermany816as Halictus malachurusNoll 1931  
HalictiniLasioglossum rhytidophorusCuritiba, ParanáBrazil6as Lasioglossum (Dialictus) rhytidophorumKerr 1972  
HalictiniLasioglossum taeniolellumSagamihara, KanagawaJapan1632k= 7pseudo-acrocentric + 3acrocentric + 6metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
HalictiniLasioglossum zephyrumIthaca, New YorkUnited States1326all metacentric or submetacentricDialictus zephyrusRamberg et al. 1984  

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

Ramberg, F.B., Kukuk, P., Brown Jr, W.L. Karyotypes of three species of Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 57 : pp 159-161. 1984

Kerr, W.E. Numbers of chromosomes in some species of bees. Journal of the Kansas Entomological society, 45 : pp 111-122. 1972

Ardila-Garcia, A.M., Umphrey, G.J., Gregory, T.R. An expansion of the genome size dataset for the insect order Hymenoptera, with a first test of parasitism and eusociality as possible constraints. Insect Molecular Biology, 19 : pp 337-346. 2010. DOI: [10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.00992.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.00992.x]

Noll, J. Untersuchungen über die Zeugung und Staatenbildung des Halictus malachurus Kirby. Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere, 23 : pp 285-368. 1931. DOI: [10.1007/BF00446352 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00446352]

Packer, L., Owen, R.E. Notes on the biology of Lasioglossum (Evylaevs) cooleyi (Crawford), an eusocial Halictine bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 121 : pp 431-438. 1989. DOI: [10.4039/Ent121431-6 https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent121431-6]

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

Brown Jr, W.L., Ramberg, F.B. Karyotype of Augochlora pura (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Entomological News, 96 : pp 161-162. 1985