Karyology of a few species of south Indian acridids. II Male germ line karyotypic instability in Gastrimargus.

Gastrimargus africanus orientalis, an acridid grasshopper has revealed the existence of karyotypic mosaicism in the male germ line cells of a few individuals with 2n = 23, 19, 21, 25 and 27 chromosomes. Details of this chromosomal instability are presented in this paper.