Animal Cytogenetics / Insecta / Hemiptera II: Heteroptera

Preface V
1 Introduction 1
2 Chromosome behaviour during meiosis 1
2.1 Meiosis in Oncopeltus fasciatus 1
2.2 The meiotic behaviour of special chromosomes 4
2.2.1 Sex chromosomes 4
2.2.2 m-chromosomes 9
2.2.3 Supernumerary chromosomes 11
2.3 Meiosis in hybrids 14
2.4 The harlequin lobe self Pentatomids 19
3 Chromosome organisation in the Heteroptera 22
3.1 The holocentric nature of heteropteran chromosomes 22
3.2 The orientation of meiotic chromosomes 24
4 Chromosome systems in the Heteroptera 25
4.1 Dipsocoromorpha 25
4.1.1 Dipsocoridae 25
4.2 Nepomorpha 25
4.2.1 Nepidae 25
4.2.2 Belostomatidae 27
4.2.3 Corixidae 28
4.2.4 Gelastocoridae 29
4.2.5 Ochteridae 29
4.2.6 Naucoridae 31
4.2.7 Notonectidae 31
4.2.8 Pleidae 33
4.3 Gerromorpha 33
4.3.1 Hydrometridae 33
4.3.2 Hebridae 33
4.3.3 Velindae 33
4.3.4 Gerridae 33
4.4 Leptopodomorpha 34
4.4.1 Saldidae 34
4.4.2 Leptopodidae 34
4.5 Cimicomorpha 34
4.5.1 Joppeicidae 34
4.5.2 Tingidae 35
4.5.3 Miridae 35
4.5.4 Nabidae 42
4.5.5 Anthocoridae 42
4.5.6 Cimicidae 42
4.5.7 Polyctenidae 47
4.5.8 Reduviidae 47
4.6 Pentatomorpha 51
4.6.1 Aradidae 51
4.6.2 Colobathristidae 51
4.6.3 Berytidae 52
4.6.4 Lygaeidae 52
4.6.5 Stenocephalidae 66
4.6.6 Largidae 66
4.6.7 Pyrrhocoridae 68
4.6.8 Coreidae 68
4.6.9 Alydidae 73
4.6.10 Rhopalidae 74
4.6.11 Urostylidae 74
4.6.12 Plataspidae 74
4.6.13 Cydnidae 74
4.6.14 Scutelleridae 74
4.6.15 Dinidoridae 74
4.6.16 Tesseratomidae 74
4.6.17 Eumenotidae 74
4.6.18 Pentatomidae 76
4.6.19 Acanthosomatidae 84
5 Chromosome evolution in the Heteroptera 85
5.1 Autosomal evolution 85
5.2 Sex chromosome systems 91
5.2.1 General considerations 91
5.2.2 The evolution of multiple mechanisms 91
5.2.3 The XO system 98

References 100
Species Index 115