Morphology of Female Reproductive Organs of Fleshfly, Sarcophaga Ruficornis Fabr. (diptera: Sarcophagidae)

The female reproductive organs of Sarcophaga ruficornis F. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) consists of paired ovaries, lateral oviducts, a common oviduct, three spermathecae and paired accessory glands. Each ovary is formed of about 45-53 polytrophic ovarioles. The epithelium of lateral oviduct is formed of syncytial cells overlaid by longitudinal and circular muscle fibers. The common oviduct has syncytial epithelium lined by a thin cuticular intima and externally covered over by thin longitudinal and thick circular muscle fibres. The anterior region of genital chamber called uterus is divided into two chambers. The epithelium of genital chamber is syncytial in nature and is thrown into numerous folding. The genital chamber is internally lined with thin intima and has both longitudinal and circular muscle fibres. Each coiled spermatheca is bounded by cuboidal epithelial layer, of which apical region is double layered. Each spermatheca is internally lined with thick intima which forms annuli in the neck region. The paired globular accessory glands open separately into the uterus.