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Chromosome numbers of Coleoptera from Argentina

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A list is presented containing data on chromosome numbers and sex determining mechanisms of 90 species of Argentina beetles, belonging to the families Staphylinidae (2 spp.), Meloidae (3 spp.), Elateridae (1 sp.), Coccinellidae (5 spp.), Tenebrionidae (11 spp.), Scarabaeidae (30 spp.), Cerambycidae (3 spp.), Chrysomelidae (27 spp.), Curculionidae (7 spp.) and Lampyridae (1 sp.), Asphaera t-album (Chrysomelidae) had n=10+X+6y; in Epicauta atomaria (Meloidae) individuals with 2 n=22, 21 and 20 were found.

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  • Smith, S. G. & Virkki, N., 1978. Animal Cytogenetics 3. Insecta 5. Coleoptera. Borntraeger, Stuttgart.

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  1. Laboratorio de Citogenética, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenois Aires, Argentina

    O. R. Vidal

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This work was supported by grants of National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and SUBSYT.

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Vidal, O.R. Chromosome numbers of Coleoptera from Argentina. Genetica 65, 235–239 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122910

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