Chromosomal characteristics and karyotype evolution of Oxyopidae spiders (Araneae, Entelegynae)
“Chromosomal characteristics and karyotype evolution of Oxyopidae spiders (Araneae, Entelegynae)”, vol. 10, pp. 752-763, 2011.
, We made a cytogenetic analysis of four species of Oxyopidae and compared it with the karyotype data of all species of this family. In Hamataliwa sp, the mitotic cells showed 2n♂ = 26+X1X2 and telocentric chromosomes. The 2n♂ = 28, which has been described for only one oxyopid spider, is the highest diploid number reported for this family. Peucetia species exhibited distinct karyotype characteristics, i.e., 2n♂ = 20+X1X2 in P. flava and 2n♂ = 20+X in P. rubrolineata, revealing interspecific chromosome variability within this genus.