Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra -136 119, Haryana, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: paramjeet.jaidka@kuk.ac.in
Online published on 20 October, 2021.
The chromosomes obtained from Scarab beetle C. pithecius F. of subfamily Scarabaeinae was studied using standard staining, C-banding and silver nitrate staning techniques. The karyotype of C. pithecius F., is comprised of 20 chromosomes with meioformula, 9AA + Xyp. The analysis of constitutive heterochromatin (CH) revealed small blocks located in the pericentric region of the chromosomes in spermatogonial metaphase whereas terminal regions of dumbbell shaped bivalents in metaphase I.
Catharcius pithecius, C-banding, Chromosomal analysis, Karyotype, Silver staining
