Histological Study of Female Reproductive System of Blister Beetle, Mylabris Pustulata T. from Marathwada Region

AbstractIn the agriculture research beetles are the emerging subject for research. The name "Blister beetle" itself suggests that their secretion causes blisters on the human skin. A pharmacutical product called "Cantharidin" is reported to be prepared from the dried insects, mainly from the elytra, the ovaries and the special glands connected with the genital organs of the males, of the species of Enicauta, Lyta, Cylindrethorax and Mylabris. Interesting it is that the blister beetle M. pustulata T, attracted my attention being available in very great numbers. Mylabris pustulata the sexes are separate, exhibited marked characteristics. The female reproductive system consists of a pair of ovaries, two lateral oviducts, converging posterior from the ovaries, a median oviduct opening posterior to the exterior by a gonpore. In addition to these primary parts, these is a spermathecal capsule for the reception and storage of spermatozoa, an accessory gland and a tubular passage, the median oviduct, known as vagina. The whole of the reproductive system extends from the third abdominal segment to the last. The number of the ovarioles in each ovary vary from hundred to hundred and fifteen, as observed in this beetle. The number of the ovarioles in each ovary vary from hundred to hundred and fifteen, as observed in this beetle. The present research work concluded that the Histological Study of Female Reproductive System of Blister Beetle, Mylabris Pustulata T. from Marathwada Region work is very beneficial for further investigations in the Meloid beetles entomological and agriculture research.