Cytogenetics of the true bug infraorder cimicomorpha (hemiptera, heteroptera): A review

Abstract

The Cimicomorpha is one of the largest and highly diversified infraorders of the Heteroptera. Tis group is also highly diversified cytogenetically and demonstrates a number of unusual cytogenetic characters such as holokinetic chromosomes; m-chromosomes; multiple sex chromosome systems; post-reduction of sex chromosomes in meiosis; variation in the presence/absence of chiasmata in spermatogenesis; different types of achiasmate meiosis. We present here a review of essential cytogenetic characters of the Cimico-morpha and outline the chief objectives and goals of future investigations in the field. © V. G. Kuznetsova et al.