Halictini

Cytogenetic data

SpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
Agapostemon splendensOrlando, FloridaUnited States0.66Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
Agapostemon virescensIthaca, New YorkUnited States1734mostly acrocentric or subacrocentricRamberg et al. 1984  
Halictus aerariusFujisawa, Kanagawa; Rifu, MiyagiJapan1428k= 5pseudo-acrocentric + 9metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
Halictus ligatusGuelph, OntarioCanada0.60Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
Halictus ligatusOrlando, FloridaUnited States0.49Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
Halictus poeyiLake Placid, FloridaUnited States0.40Ardila-Garcia et al. 2010  
Lasioglossum allodalumRifu, MiyagiJapan20k= 13pseudo-acrocentric + 7metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
Lasioglossum cooleyiVancouverCanada18as Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) cooleyiPacker and Owen 1989  
Lasioglossum duplexFujisawa, Kanagawa; Rifu, MiyagiJapan918k= 9metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
Lasioglossum lineatulusIthaca, New YorkUnited States1224all metacentric or submetacentricDialictus lineatulusRamberg et al. 1984  
Lasioglossum malachurumFrankfurtGermany816as Halictus malachurusNoll 1931  
Lasioglossum rhytidophorusCuritiba, ParanáBrazil6as Lasioglossum (Dialictus) rhytidophorumKerr 1972  
Lasioglossum taeniolellumSagamihara, KanagawaJapan1632k= 7pseudo-acrocentric + 3acrocentric + 6metacentricC-bandingHoshiba and Imai 1993  
Lasioglossum 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

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]

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

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