High karyotypic variation in Orthemis Hagen, 1861 species, with insights about the neo-XY in Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 (Libellulidae, Odonata)

The American dragonfly genus Orthemis Hagen, 1861 is mainly found in the Neotropical region. Seven of 28 taxonomically described species have been reported from Argentina. Chromosome studies performed on this genus showed a wide variation in chromosome number and a high frequency of the neoXY chromo...

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Main Authors: Liliana M. Mola, María Florencia Fourastié, Silvia Susana Agopian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-11-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/68761/download/pdf/