NOTES RELATED TO IMMATURE OVARY OF THE FOREST CATERPILLAR HUNTER ADULT CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA (LINNAEUS, 1758) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE)-LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STUDIES
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Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is one of the most important predators of pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) larvae and pupae. Therefore, it is an important species in biological control. Relatively few studies have focused on the female reproductive system in C. sycophanta. We use light and electron microscopy to study the female reproductive anatomy and histology of C. sycophanta. The female reproductive organs of C. sycophanta consist of paired ovaries, lateral oviducts, a common oviduct, and a genital chamber. Each ovary is formed of about 12 polytrophic meroistic ovarioles. In the longitudinal section of the ovary, it was noticed that the vitellarium region located after the germarium contains egg chambers that develop in a linear order, and it is distinguished that each chamber consists of an oocyte and nurse cells formed by incomplete cytokinesis from the same germ cell. The ovary connects to the lateral canal through a pedicel, and within each chamber, there's an oocyte alongside 16 food cells, all encircled by follicular cells. The epithelium of the pedicel and lateral oviduct is formed of monolayered cells overlaid by a muscle layer. The intima layer is distinguished on the side of the epithelium facing the lumen. Spines are seen in the intima. The purpose of this study is to describe ovarian histoanatomy in C. sycophanta and compare it with other coleopteran species, including Carabidae.
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