Kuznetsova, ValentinaAguin-Pombo, Dora2022-01-062022-01-062015Kuznetsova, V., & Aguin-Pombo, D. (2015). Comparative cytogenetics of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera, Homoptera): a review. ZooKeys, (538), 63. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.538.6724http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3953A comprehensive review of cytogenetic features is provided for the large hemipteran suborder Auche norrhyncha, which currently contains approximately 42,000 valid species. This review is based on the analysis of 819 species, 483 genera, and 31 families representing all presently recognized Auchenorrhyn cha superfamilies, e.i. Cicadoidea (cicadas), Cercopoidea (spittle bugs), Membracoidea (leafhoppers and treehoppers), Myerslopioidea (ground-dwelling leafhoppers), and Fulgoroidea (planthoppers). History and present status of chromosome studies are described, as well as the structure of chromosomes, chro mosome counts, trends and mechanisms of evolution of karyotypes and sex determining systems, their variation at different taxonomic levels and most characteristic (modal) states, occurrence of partheno genesis, polyploidy, B-chromosomes and chromosome rearrangements, and methods used for cytoge netic analysis of Auchenorrhyncha.engChromosome structureChromosome numbersSex chromosome systemsB-chromosomesPolyploidyPolymorphismMeiosisChromosome evolutionCicadoideaCercopoideaMembracoideaMyerslopioideaFulgoroideaCicadomorphaFulgoromorpha.Faculdade de Ciências da Vidajournal article10.3897/zookeys.538.6724