A cytogenetic study of a female Allocebus trichotis was conducted usin
g R-, G-, and C-banding. Its karyotype does not differ from those of t
he other Cheirogaleinae (Microcebus, Cheirogaleus, and Mirza). The abs
ence of chromosomal rearrangement in speciation in this group is discu
ssed. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.