Representative karyotype of the P. vanderplanki population from Nigeria. Chromosome numbers are indicated as I, II, III and IV. Chromosome arms are labeled A–B, C–D, E–F, and G. The expected locations of the centromeres are indicated by arrows and each section is numbered and delimited by short lines. N1, N2, (N3): nucleoli, BR: Balbiani ring, Inv: inversion.

 
 
  Part of: Petrova NA, Cornette R, Shimura S, Gusev OA, Pemba D, Kikawada T, Zhirov SV, Okuda T (2015) Karyotypical characteristics of two allopatric African populations of anhydrobiotic Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 (Diptera, Chironomidae) originating from Nigeria and Malawi. Comparative Cytogenetics 9(2): 173-188. https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i2.9104