Myrmicinae Acromyrmex

Cytogenetic data

Specieshaploid(n)diploid(2n)country(ies)karyotypenotesreferences
Acromyrmex ambiguus38Uruguay, Brazil2M+6SM+16ST+14Anew formula by Castroetal2020 14M+12SM+8ST+4A based on karyomorphometric analysisGoni et al. 1983  
Acromyrmex crassispinus38Brazil12M+20SM+4ST+2Aformula by Castroetal2020 based on karyomorphometric analysisFadini and Pompolo 1996  
Acromyrmex heyeri38Uruguay2M+6SM+16ST+14AGoni et al. 1983  
Acromyrmex heyeri38BrazilSantoscolares et al. 1997  
Acromyrmex hispidus38Uruguay2M+6SM+16ST+14AGoni et al. 1983  
Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans38BrazilFadini and Pompolo 1996  
Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus1938Brazil14M+18SM+4ST+2Aformula by Castroetal2020 based on karyomorphometric analysisFadini and Pompolo 1996  
Acromyrmex balzani38Brazil12M+10SM+14ST+2ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex coronatus1938Brazil12M+8SM+16ST+2ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex disciger38Brazil10M+12SM+14ST+2ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex echinatior38Brazil8M+6SM+14ST+10ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex niger38Brazil12M+14SM+10ST+2ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex rugosus38Brazil16M+12SM+8ST+2ABarros et al. 2016  
Acromyrmex aspersus38Brazil8M+10SM+16ST+4ATeixeira et al. 2017  
Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans38Brazil10M+10SM+16ST+2ATeixeira et al. 2017  
Acromyrmex balzani38French Guiana12M+10SM+14ST+2AAguiar et al. 2020  
Acromyrmex lundi1938Brazil10M+14SM+10ST+4ACastro et al. 2020  
Acromyrmex nigrosetosus1938Brazil12M+14SM+10ST+2ACastro et al. 2020  

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Bibliography

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Castro, C.P.M., Cardoso, D.C., Micolino R., Cristiano, M.P. Comparative FISH-mapping of TTAGG telomeric sequences to the chromosomes of leafcutter ants (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): is the insect canonical sequence conserved?. Comparative Cytogenetics, 14 : pp 369-385. 2020. DOI: [10.3897/CompCytogen.v14i3.52726 https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v14i3.52726]

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Santos-Colares, M.C., Viégas, J., Martino-Roth, M.G. , Loeck, A.E. Preparation of mitotic chromosomes of leaf-cutting ants from the genera Atta and Acromyrmex. Brazilian Journal of Genetics, 20 : pp 25-27. 1997

Goni, B., Zolessi, L.C. DE ,Imai, H.T. Karyotypes of thir-teen ant species from Uruguay (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Caryologia, 36 : pp 363-371. 1983