Karyotypes of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) species from Africa

The karyotypes of six African Chironomus species (Ch. alluaudi Kieffer, 1913, Ch. transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923, Ch. sp. Nakuru, Ch. formosipennis Kieffer, 1908, Ch. prope pulcher Wiedemann, 1830, Ch. sp. Kisumu) were investigated; four of these karyotypes were described for the first time (Ch. sp. N...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang F. Wülker, Iya Kiknadze, A Istomina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011-05-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:http://compcytogen.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1711