Halictinae Halictus

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
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  

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

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]

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