Cytogenetic characterization of Partamona cupira (Hymenoptera, Apidae) by fluorochromes
Four colonies of the stingless bee Partamona cupira (Hymenoptera: Apidae) were cytogenetically analyzed using conventional staining and the fluorochromes CMA3 e DAPI.The females have 2n = 34 chromosomes (2K=32+2).Some females, however, presented an additional large B acrocentric chromosome, to a total of 2n = 35.Chromosome CELL TECH B and the chrom