Structure and ultrastructure of spermatozoa and spermiogenesis in three species of Lucilia Robineau-desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

Morphology of male internal reproductive organs, spermatozoa, and spermiogenesis of the blow-flies Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia eximia, and Lucilia peruviana is first described here, using light and transmission electron microscopy. Spermiogenesis follows the characteristics described for others insect species. The spermatozoa of L.