A chromosomal analysis of four species of Chilean Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) | Zendy

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A chromosomal analysis of four species of Chilean Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Author(s) -

Eduard Petitpierre,

Mario Elgueta

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

comparative cytogenetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1993-078X

pISSN - 1993-0771

DOI - 10.3897/compcytogen.v6i4.3519

Subject(s) - biology , subfamily , karyotype , taxonomy (biology) , cytotaxonomy , zoology , botany , chromosome , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene

Four species of Chilean leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae have been cytogenetically analyzed, Blaptea elguetai Petitpierre, 2011, Henicotherus porteri Bréthes, 1929 and Jolivetia obscura (Philippi, 1864) show 2n = 28 chromosomes and a 13 + Xyp male meioformula, and Pataya nitida (Philippi, 1864) has the highest number of 2n = 38 chromosomes. The karyotype of Henicotherus porteri is made of mostly small meta/submetacentric chromosomes, and that of Jolivetia obscura displays striking procentric blocks of heterochromatin at pachytene autosomic bivalents using conventional staining. These findings are discussed in relation to previous cytogenetic data and current taxonomy of the subfamily.

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