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. 2011 Nov 9;5(4):355–374. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v5i4.2307

Table 3.

Chromosomal complements and 18S DNA locations in the species studied

Infraorder, family, and species 2n (♂) Karyotype formula 18S rDNA location Published data on karyotype
Cimicomorpha
Miridae
Deraeocoris ruber 34 2n=30+2m+XY X and Y chromosomes Absent
Deraeocoris rutilus 34 2n=30+2m+XY X chromosome Absent
Megaloceroea recticornis 32 2n=30+XY X and Y chromosomes 2n=32+XY (Leston 1957)
Cimicidae
Cimex lectularius 29 2n=26+X1X2Y X1 and Y chromosomes* 2n=26+X1X2Y / (Grozeva et al. 2010 and references therein)
Pentatomomorpha
Ligaeidae
Oxycarenus lavaterae 18 2n=14+2m+XY / A pair of larger autosomes 2n=14+2m+XY / (Grozeva 2004)
Phyrrocoridae
Pyrrhocoris apterus 23 2n=22+X A pair of larger autosomes 2n=22+XX/X0 (Henking 1891, Ueshima 1979, and references therein; Sahara et al. 1999)
Pentatomidae
Eurydema oleracea 14 2n = 12+XY X and Y chromosomes 2n=12+XY (Schachow 1932, Geitler 1939, Xavier and Da 1945)
Graphosoma lineatum 14 2n = 12+XY X chromosome 2n=12+XY (Geitler 1939, Xavier and Da 1945).