Cytogenetics of the true bug infraorder Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera, Heteroptera): a review

By

Kuznetsova, Valentina G.
Grozeva, Snejana
Nokkala, Seppo
Nokkala, Christina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

154

Pages

31-70

Subjects

B-chromosomes , chromosome number , Cimicomorpha , Hemiptera , Heteroptera , holokinetic chromosomes , karyosystematics , m-chromosomes , Meiosis , NOR , sex chromosomes , telomeres

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.154.1953

 

Abstract

The Cimicomorpha is one of the largest and highly diversified infraorders of the Heteroptera. This group is also highly diversified cytogenetically and demonstrates a number of unusual cytogenetic characters such as holokinetic chromosomes; m-chromosomes; multiple sex chromosome systems; post-reduction of sex chromosomes in meiosis; variation in the presence/absence of chiasmata in spermatogenesis; different types of achiasmate meiosis. We present here a review of essential cytogenetic characters of the Cimicomorpha and outline the chief objectives and goals of future investigations in the field.