Agrodiaetus

Agrodiaetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Agrodiaetus
Wikispecies has information related to: Agrodiaetus

Agrodiaetus is a classic genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Palearctic ecozone. It has recently been considered by some authors as a subgenus of Polyommatus. With 134 pairs of chromosomes this insect has one of the highest chromosome numbers among all multicellular animals.[1]

References

  1. Lukhtanov; et al. (2005). "Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies". Nature 436 (3704): 385–389. doi:10.1038/nature03704.


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