Chromosomal Characteristics of an Indian Tanyponid Midge, Anatopynia spp. (Tanypodinae Chironomidae)

The present report describes briefly the mitotic, polyneme and polytene chromosomal karyotype (2n=10) of the newly identified Indian specimen, Anatopynia spp. Based on our observations, cytogenetic implications involved were surmised with respect to the short and stumpy fifth element in the polytene complement.