Myrmicinae Atta
Cytogenetic data
| Species | haploid(n) | diploid(2n) | country(ies) | karyotype | notes | references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atta bisphaerica | 22 | Brazil | 12M+6SM+4A | Fadini and Pompolo 1996 | ||
| Atta colombica | 11 | 22 | Panama | 12M+6SM+4A | Atta columbica is a writing mistake | Murakami et al. 1998 |
| Atta laevigata | 22 | Brazil | 12M+6SM+4A | Fadini and Pompolo 1996 | ||
| Atta sexdens | 22 | Brazil | 12M+6SM+4A | Fadini and Pompolo 1996 Santoscolares et al. 1997 | ||
| Atta robusta | 22 | Brazil | 18M+2SM+2ST | Barros et al. 2015 | ||
| Atta sexdens | 22 | French Guiana | 18M+2SM+2ST | Aguiar et al. 2020 |
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Histogram
Bibliography
Aguiar HJAC, Barros LAC, Silveira LI, Petitclerc F, Etienne S, Orivel J. Cytogenetic data for sixteen ant species from North-eastern Amazonia with phylogenetic insights into three subfamilies. Comparative Cytogenetics, 14 : pp 43-60. 2020. DOI: [10.3897/CompCytogen.v14i1.46692 https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v14i1.46692]
Fadini, M.A.M. , Pompolo, S.G. Cytogenetics of some ant species of the tribe Attini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the region of Viçosa, MG. Brazilian Journal of Genetics, 19 : pp 53-55. 1996
Murakami, T., Fujiwara, A. , Yoshida, M.C. Cytogenetics of ten ant species of the tribe Attini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Chromosome Science, 2 : pp 135-139. 1998
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
Barros LA,Aguiar HJ,Teixeira GA,Mariano Cdos S,Teixeira MdaC, Delabie JH,Pompolo Sd. Cytogenetic data on the threatened leafcutter ant Atta robusta Borgmeier, 1939 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini). Comptes Renus Biologies, 338 : pp 660-665. 2015. DOI: [10.1016/j.crvi.2015.07.006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2015.07.006]