Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Aug 1996)

Chromosome numbers in the Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae): a review

  • Francisco Panzera,
  • Ruben Pérez,
  • Sonia Hornos,
  • Yanina Panzera,
  • Rosario Cestau,
  • Verónica Delgado,
  • Paula Nicolini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761996000400021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 91, no. 4
pp. 515 – 518

Abstract

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The chromosome numbers of 46 out of the 122 currently recognized species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) are summarized. We present the number of autosomes, the sex mechanism and the first reference for each karyotype.

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