title: First karyotype data on the family Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadomorpha).
abstract: In the first cytogenetic study of the recently proposed family Myerslopiidae the male karyotype of Mapucheachilensis (Nielson, 1996) was analyzed using conventional chromosome staining, AgNOR- and C-bandings, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with 18S rDNA and (TTAGG) n telomeric probes. A karyotype of 2n = 16 + XY, NOR on a medium-sized pair of autosomes, subterminal location of C-heterochromatin, and presence of (TTAGG) n telomeric sequence were determined. Additionally, the male internal reproductive system was studied.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
authors.forename: Natalia V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Golub
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
authors.forename: Valentina G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.affiliation: Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya Ul. 123, Moscow 117997, Russia.
authors.forename: Roman A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rakitov
keywords: Auchenorrhyncha; C-heterochromatin; Cicadomorpha; Hemiptera; Karyotype; Mapucheachilensis; Membracoidea; Myerslopiidae; NOR; TTAGG telomeric sequence; rDNA