Morphostructural analysis of the male reproductive system and DNA barcoding in Balclutha brevis Lindberg 1954 (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)

Histology and ultrastructure of the testis and vas deferens in Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus (Orthoptera, Acrididae)

“…Each cyst is encircled by single layered squamous cells. In a similar manner, each follicle is composed of a great number of cysts in E. betulae , T. eggleri , D. platanoidis , M. tanacetaria , P. cervus , and also in P. parallelus parallelus (Polat, ; Vitale et al, , ; Zhang et al, ).…”

“…In Balclutha brevis Lindberg, 1954 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), the male reproductive system is formed of a pair of oval testes, a pair of vas deferens, a pair of seminal vesicles a pair of lateral ejaculatory ducts, and a common ejaculatory duct that opens to the aedeagus. Gryllus sigillatus (Walker, 1869) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) and Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798) (Orthoptera, Acrididae) which are belong to ordo Orthoptera have a pair of testes, a pair of vas deferens, the accessory glands, and ejaculatory duct in their male reproductive systems (Jones et al, ; Nandchahal, ; Vitale et al, ; Vitale, Brundo, & Viscuso, ). The Lepidopteran species has two separate testes at the larval stage.…”

“…Vas deferens is thin and long channel arises from the middle part of the testis in both P. parallelus parallelus , P. cervus , and G. sigillatus . The wall of vas deferens in P. cervus is composed of 2–3 layered cuboidal epithelial cells and muscular connective tissue around them unlike vas deferens of B. brevis , E. betulae , M. walshii , T. eggleri , D. platanoidis , M. tanacetaria , and also P. parallelus parallelus have just one layered epithelial cells with muscular tissue (Nandchahal, ; Polat, ; Vitale et al, , ).…”

Accessory glands of male reproductive system in Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) (Orthoptera: Acrididae): A light and electron microscopic study

“…The male reproductive system is consisted of a pair of testes, a pair of sperm ducts, a common duct, and a pair of accessory glands that are long and tubular in shape in some Aphididae species belonging to Homoptera such as Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Kaltenbach), Euceraphis betulae (Koch), Tuberculatus eggleri Börner, Myzocallis walshii (Monell), and Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Schrank). The male reproductive system of Balclutha brevis Lindberg, 1954 (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) is consisted of two testes that are oval in shape, two vas deferens, two seminal vesicles, two ejaculatory ducts that merge to generate a common ejaculatory duct and the aedeagus (Vitale et al, ; Vitale, Brundo, & Viscuso, ). In Gryllus sigillatus (Walker, 1869) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae), M. sanguinipes , and Poecilimon cervus Karabağ, 1950 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) males, the reproductive system has a pair of testes, a pair of vas deferens, the ejaculatory duct and accessory glands that are connected to the ejaculatory duct (Jones et al, ; Nandchahal, ; Polat, ).…”

“…The lumen of the accessory gland tubules that has a large capacity, is full of secretion that can be seen in light microscope, SEM and TEM photographs ( Figures 5-7, 15 and 16). (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) is consisted of two testes that are oval in shape, two vas deferens, two seminal vesicles, two ejaculatory ducts that merge to generate a common ejaculatory duct and the aedeagus (Vitale et al, 2015;Vitale, Brundo, & Viscuso, 2011). In Gryllus sigillatus (Walker, 1869) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae), M. sanguinipes, and Poecilimon cervus Karaba g, 1950 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) males, the reproductive system has a pair of testes, a pair of vas deferens, the ejaculatory duct and accessory glands that are connected to the ejaculatory duct (Jones et al, 2013;Nandchahal, 1972;Polat, 2016).…”