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Title:		Fine structures of the ejaculatory sac and sperm pump of the scorpionfly Panorpa liui Hua (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)
Author(s):		Shen J; Hua B;
Address:		"State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. sunnay987@163.com"
Journal Title:		Micron
Year:		2013
Volume:		20130704
Issue:
Page Number:		41 - 47
DOI:		10.1016/j.micron.2013.06.007
ISSN/ISBN:		1878-4291 (Electronic) 0968-4328 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Male adults of Panorpidae possess a special sperm pump, through which the males transfer liquid sperm to the females. However, the structures of the sperm pump and the transfer mechanism have not been satisfactorily elucidated hitherto. In this paper the structures of the ejaculatory sac and sperm pump of the scorpionfly Panorpa liui Hua were investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The ejaculatory sac is located between the basal end of the paired vasa deferentia and the aedeagus, comprising a small anterior part and a large posterior part. The anterior part is simple and functions only as a channel for sperm transfer. The epithelial cells of the large posterior part likely have secretory functions. The sperm pump is formed by the posterior region of the ejaculatory sac and derivates of the genital field, which enclose the pumping chamber, a piston and the associated muscles. The orifice of the ejaculatory duct lies ventrad of the piston. The piston of the sperm pump is heavily sclerotized and controlled by two antagonistic muscle pairs. A pair of simple tubular accessory glands opens to the pumping chamber. Two well-developed sex pheromone glands are located on the ventral side of the ejaculatory sac, and are composed of two fan-shaped lamellae. The epithelium of the sex pheromone glands is single-layered, and forms densely filamentous processes. The ejaculation mechanism is briefly discussed based on the morphology of ejaculatory sac and sperm pump"
Keywords:		"Animals Genitalia, Male/physiology/ultrastructure Insecta/physiology/*ultrastructure Male Microscopy Accessory glands Antliophora Copulation Genitalia Reproductive system;"
Notes:		"MedlineShen, Jian Hua, Baozhen eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2013/07/31 Micron. 2013 Aug; 51:41-7. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2013.06.007. Epub 2013 Jul 4"