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Table 1 Synoptic list of the main karyotypic characteristics of the 6 species from Senegal and numbers of specimens examined

From: Hidden diversity in Senegalese bats and associated findings in the systematics of the family Vespertilionidae

Species

2n

FNa

FN

X

Y

Specimens analysed

Neoromicia nana

34

50

54

ST

D (A)

9♂, 7♀

Neoromicia rendalli

38

50

54

SM

D (A)

2♂

Neoromicia somalica

28

50

54

M

SM

13♂, 7♀

Nycticeinops schlieffenii

34

52

56

M

D

4♂, 1♀

Pipistrellus hesperidus

46

58

62

M

D

3♂, 1♀

Scotoecus hirundo

30

46

50

M

D (A)

1♂

  1. Abbreviation: Following characteristics are described: 2n diploid number of chromosomes, FNa number of autosomal arms, FN number of chromosomal arms, M metacentric, SM submetacentric, ST subtelocentric, A acrocentric, D dot-like chromosome, X, Y morphology of the sex chromosomes, ♂ male, ♀ female. The brackets indicate the cases when the morphology of the Y chromosome could only be subjectively assumed.