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Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Callidiini) Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi JAFAG Journal of AgriculturalFaculty of GaziosmanpasaUniversity ISSN: 1300-2910 http://ziraatdergi.gop.edu.tr/ E-ISSN: 2147-8848 (2018) 35 (2), 141-146 doi:10.13002/jafag4394 Araştırma Makalesi/ResearchArticle First report on the chromosome number of a saproxylic beetle, Ropalopus clavipes (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Callidiini) Atılay Yağmur OKUTANER1* Yavuz KOÇAK2 1Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Kırşehir (orcid.org/ 0000-0001-6585-1824) 2Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kırşehir (orcid.org/ 0000- 0003- 3865- 2103) *e-mail: [email protected] Alındığı tarih (Received): 13.12.2017 Kabul tarihi (Accepted): 30.05.2018 Online Baskı tarihi (Printed Online): 11.07.2018 Yazılı baskı tarihi (Printed): 29.08.2018 Abstract: Cerambycidae is poorly known in terms of its cytogenetics. Therefore, longhorn beetles are favorable for intensive chromosome studies. There is little if any chromosomal study in the family for both the tribe Callidiini Kirby, 1837 and its genus Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839. The main objective of the present study is to describe the karyotype of the longhorn beetle Ropalopus clavipes (Fabricius, 1775) and thus make a contribution to the karyological data of the family. The karyological analysis of testis of R. clavipes adults showed a diploid chromosome number of 2n=22 (n♂=10+Xyp). The present investigation constitutes the first cytogenetic analysis of R. clavipes. Keywords: Chromosome, cerambycidae, callidiini, ropalopus clavipes Saproksilik kınkanatlı Ropalopus clavipes (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Callidiini)'in kromozom sayı hakkında ilk çalışma Özet: Cerambycidae familyası, sitogenetiği açısından iyi bilinmemektedir. Bu nedenle kromozom çalışmaları için uygun bir gruptur. Familyada hem Callidiini Kirby, 1837 tribusu hem de onun genusu Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839 için kromozomal çalışmalar yok denecek kadar az seviyededir. Bu çalışmanın asıl amacı Ropalopus clavipes (Fabricius, 1775) türünün karyotipini tanımlamak ve böylece familyanın karyolojik verisine katkı sağlamaktır. R. clavipes erginlerinin testislerindeki karyolojik inceleme türün diploid kromozom sayısının 2n=22 (n♂=10+Xyp) olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışma R. clavipes üzerine yapılan ilk sitogenetik incelemedir. Anahtar kelimeler: Kromozom, cerambycidae, callidiini, ropalopus clavipes 1. Introduction and Demirel, 2005; Özdikmen and Okutaner, 2006; In Turkey, we have a better understanding of Özdikmen and Şahin, 2006; Özdikmen, 2007; Cerambycidae fauna and taxonomy than its other Danilevsky, 2010; Yardibi and Tozlu, 2013; biological patterns. The accumulated information Şabanoğlu and Şen, 2016; Şabanoğlu and Sert, about Turkish longhorn beetles remains far from 2016; Özdikmen and Cihan, 2016; Danilevsky, satisfactory due to the lack of planned faunistic 2017; Yıldız, 2017). studies, and most of taxonomic studies are focused Many cerambycid groups, on the other hand, on external morphological characteristics. are known to present a complex taxonomy Nevertheless, the morphological approach coupled (Gardiner, 1961; Gressitt, 1978; Sama, 1993; with increasing knowledge of geographical Lingafelter, 2008; Wallin et al., 2009; Özdikmen et distribution is still indispensable to cerambycid al., 2009; Dascălu, 2010; Grzymala and Miller, studies and continue to serve useful purpose 2013; Santos-Silva et al., 2013; Bjørnstad, 2014; (Alkan and Eroğlu, 2001; Sama and Rejzek, 2002; Sláma, 2015; Schapker 2017). Since taxonomic Tezcan and Rejzek, 2002; Özdikmen and Çağlar, studies were limited to simple morphological 2004; Özdikmen and Hasbenli, 2004; Özdikmen characteristics, techniques other than traditional 141 OKUTANER and KOÇAK / JAFAG (2018) 35 (2), 141-146 morphology have been sought to enhance achieve this goal, we describe here for the first time taxonomic diagnoses. Of these, karyotypic features the conventional karyotype of R. clavipes and are considered to be of great importance as a provide comparative cytogenetic analysis of taxonomic character in solving taxonomic related taxa. problems, in the phylogenetic classification and in assessing relationships (Gokhman and 2. Materials and Method Kuznetsova, 2006). There is therefore a good Adult male specimens of R. clavipes collected opportunity for a comparison of the morphological from the environs of Çorum province (Turkey) and karyological findings in a comparative between May and July 2014, formed the material framework (Jackson, 1971). Unfortunately, despite for the present investigations. The individuals were their taxonomic relevance, chromosome numbers kept in plastic vials and brought alive to the are known for less than 1% of all cerambycids and laboratory. Prior to karyological studies, the merely 6 longhorn beetles have hitherto been beetles were anesthetized with ethyl acetate and karyotyped from Turkish Cerambycidae fauna then their gonads were dissected out of the consists of about 650 taxa (Löbl and Smetana, abdomens under a binocular microscope. 2010; Okutaner et al., 2011a, 2011b, 2011c, 2011d; Afterwards, the testes were fixed in a freshly Okutaner et al., 2012; Tokhatyan and Karagyan, prepared solution of ethanol:glacial acetic acid 2013; Karagyan and Kalashian, 2016). (3:1) and were stored at −20 °C. Chromosome Turkish Callidiini is composed of 23 species preparations were obtained by using the classical belonging to 8 different genera. Of these, the genus method of testicular follicles squashing described Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839 has been represented by by Rozek (1994) with some modifications and 8 species. In this genus, Ropalopus clavipes finally stained with Giemsa (4 %, pH 6.8) as usual. (Fabricius, 1775) has been recorded by different The preparations were inspected at 100X authors from various localities in Turkey magnification, using a Leica DMLB 2 (Özdikmen, 2007; Özdikmen, 2008; Cebeci et al., photomicroscope equipped with a Leica DFC320 2011). R. clavipes is classified in the IUCN camera. Well-spread spermatogonial metaphases European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles (Nieto were selected and photographed for determining and Alexander, 2010; Özdikmen, 2016). the chromosome number. Saproxylic cerambycids (dead wood dependent) and other saproxylic beetles are considered to be a 3. Results and Discussions useful indicator of forest biodiversity (Pavuk and In the present paper, we described the Wadsworth, 2012). As known, the polyphagan chromosomes of R. clavipes from Turkey. family Cerambycidae consists of phytophagous, Spermatogonial metaphases revealed 22 especially xylophagous species of agricultural chromosomes of various sizes and they are most importance. Thereof, those beetles have received likely metacentrics and submetacentrics. The male increasing attention. karyotype of R. clavipes is constituted by 10 This work is an attempt to throw some light on autosomal bivalents and the Xyp sex-chromosome the phylogenetic relationships of cerambycid system of parachute type; therefore a meioformula beetles by means of chromosome studies. To of 10+Xyp is assigned to this species (Figure 1). 142 OKUTANER and KOÇAK / JAFAG (2018) 35 (2), 141-146 Figure 1. Meiotic chromosomes of Ropalopus clavipes [2n♂=22 (n=10+Xyp)] Şekil 1. Ropalopus clavipes’in mayotik kromozomları [2n♂=22 (n=10+Xyp)] To our knowledge, as of yet there have been no cytogenetics of this genus. Moreover, despite the published reports describing the karyotype of the fact that the tribe Callidiini currently contains 206 R. clavipes. Therefore, the current study is thought species in 41 genera, very few species have been to be the first report of the chromosomal study of subjected to chromosomal studies, only 5 species this beetle. Besides, the literature dealing with the of 4 genera (Ehara, 1956; Teppner, 1966; Abe et chromosomes in the genus Ropalopus is very al., 1971; Smith and Virkki, 1978; Nearns et al., meager and the karyotype of only one species was 2018). Chromosomal studies of Callidiini have available. Ehara (1956) reported that R. heretofore been chiefly concerned with the signaticollis has 22 chromosomes. The present chromosome numbers and sex chromosome diploid count of 2n=22 is, thus, in accordance with mechanisms. These distinguishing karyological the previous record for the genus. Comparative characters have been tabulated for all Callidiini karyotype analyses have been severely hampered species thus far studied cytogenetically (Table 1). by paucity of information regarding the Table 1. Chromosomal data of species of Callidiini Çizelge 1. Callidiini türlerinin kromozomal verileri Species Diploid number Meioformula References Callidium violaceum 22♂ 10+Xy Smith and Virkki 1978 Callidium violaceum 20♀ … Teppner 1966 Gonocallus collaris … 6+Xyp Smith and Virkki 1978 Phymatodes maaki … 9+Xyp Abe et al. 1971 Rhopalopus signaticollis ♂ 11II Ehara 1956 143 OKUTANER and KOÇAK / JAFAG (2018) 35 (2), 141-146 Many efforts that are based on the analysis of between populations/species (Capanna and few morphological characters of longhorn beetles Civitelli, 1988). Species-specific karyotypes can have yielded taxonomic confusion, since therefore be deemed a definite element such as any morphological variation in the family morphological character for taxonomic purposes Cerambycidae is extreme. Cerambycidae (Petitpierre, 1997; Lachowska et al., 2006). Since cytogenetics, thus, usually leads to different and/or karyological peculiarities are actually
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