Karyotypic description of the stingless bee Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) with emphasis on the presence of B chromosomes


	Melipona quinquefasciata metaphases, stained with Giemsa, showing the presence of 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 B chromosomes (arrows). Scale bar: 5μm.

Part of: Silva AA, Rocha MP, Pompolo SG, Campos LAO, Tavares MG (2018) Karyotypic description of the stingless bee Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) with emphasis on the presence of B chromosomes. Comparative Cytogenetics 12(4): 471-492. https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v12i4.29165