Comparative cytogenetics of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera, Homoptera): a review

By

Kuznetsova, Valentina G.
Aguin-Pombo, Dora

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

538

Pages

63-93

Subjects

B-chromosomes , Cercopoidea , chromosome evolution , Chromosome numbers , Chromosome structure , Cicadoidea , Cicadomorpha , Fulgoroidea , Fulgoromorpha , Meiosis , Membracoidea , Myerslopioidea , polymorphism , polyploidy , sex chromosome systems

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.538.6724

 

Abstract

A comprehensive review of cytogenetic features is provided for the large hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha, which currently contains approximately 42,000 valid species. This review is based on the analysis of 819 species, 483 genera, and 31 families representing all presently recognized Auchenorrhyncha superfamilies, e.i. Cicadoidea (cicadas), Cercopoidea (spittle bugs), Membracoidea (leafhoppers and treehoppers), Myerslopioidea (ground-dwelling leafhoppers), and Fulgoroidea (planthoppers). History and present status of chromosome studies are described, as well as the structure of chromosomes, chromosome counts, trends and mechanisms of evolution of karyotypes and sex determining systems, their variation at different taxonomic levels and most characteristic (modal) states, occurrence of parthenogenesis, polyploidy, B-chromosomes and chromosome rearrangements, and methods used for cytogenetic analysis of Auchenorrhyncha.