Chromosomal, morphological and biological differences between Chironomus tenuistylus Brundin and C. longistylus Goetghebuer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Fennoscandia and the USA

• Published in: Insect Systematics & Evolution
• Main Author: Wülker, Wolfgang F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 1991
• Subjects: Insect Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Stripe; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631291x00101; https://brill.com/view/journals/ise/22/2/article-p231_10.xml; https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ise/22/2/article-p231_10.xml

Abstract The karyotype of Chironomus tenuistylus, unlike that of C. longistylus, lacks large heterochromatic blocks at the centromeres and a nucteotus in arm C. Also, the banding pattern in 4 of the 7 chromosome arms differs between the species. The banding patterns belong to the most primitive ones...