Introduction to the study of chromosomal and reproductive patterns in Paraneoptera

Ilya A Gavrilov-Zimin; Snejana M Grozeva; Dmitrii A Gapon; Andrei S Kurochkin; Katia G Trencheva; Valentina G Kuznetsova

doi:10.3897/compcytogen.v15.i3.69718

Introduction to the study of chromosomal and reproductive patterns in Paraneoptera

Comp Cytogenet. 2021 Jul 19;15(3):217-238. doi: 10.3897/compcytogen.v15.i3.69718. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Ilya A Gavrilov-Zimin¹, Snejana M Grozeva², Dmitrii A Gapon¹, Andrei S Kurochkin³, Katia G Trencheva⁴, Valentina G Kuznetsova¹

Affiliations

¹ Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb. 1, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
² Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Blvd Tsar Osvoboditel 1, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria.
³ Samara National Research University, Moskovskoe Shosse, 34, Samara 443086, Russia.
⁴ University of Forestry, Blvd Kliment Ochridski 10, Sofia 1756, Bulgaria.

Abstract

This paper opens the themed issue (a monograph) "Aberrant cytogenetic and reproductive patterns in the evolution of Paraneoptera", prepared by a Russian-Bulgarian research team on the basis of long-term collaborative studies. In this first part of the issue, we provide the basic introductory information, describe the material involved and the methods applied, and give terminology and nomenclature of used taxonomic names.

Keywords: Aphids; cicadas; lice; moss-bugs; psocids; psyllids; scale insects; thrips; true bugs; whiteflies; zorapters.

Ilya A. Gavrilov-Zimin, Snejana M. Grozeva, Dmitrii A. Gapon, Andrei S. Kurochkin, Katia G. Trencheva, Valentina G. Kuznetsova.