C-bands on chromosomes of four beetle species (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Silphidae, Elateridae, Scarabaeidae)

• Authors: M. Rozek , D. Lachowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The C-banding pattern of Bembidion geniculatum, Silpha atrata, Prosternon tesselatum, and Epicometis hirta are presented. All analysed species have pracentromeric C-bands on autosomes and chromosome X but the widest ones are visible in the karyotype of B. geniculatum. In S. atrata, P. tesselatum, and E. hirta sex chromosome y is heterochromatic, only B. geniculatum having the Y chromosome wholly euchromatin. The results indicate that on the chromosomes of the investigated species do not have a terminal and an intercalar segments of heterochromatin.

Keywords

EN

CARABIDAE; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; KARYOTYPE; SCARABAEIDAE; SILPHIDAE

Discipline

• ZOOLOGY: ZOOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 2001
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 179-182

Contributors

author

M. Rozek

author

D. Lachowska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: M. Rozek, Department of Experimental Zoology, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland