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An ultrastructural study of Malpighian tubules of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae): Cell types and structural zonation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Jedida Kongoro ,
Thomas R. Odhiambo  and
James R. Mainoya
Jedida Kongoro
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Thomas R. Odhiambo
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
James R. Mainoya
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Dar es Salaam, P. O. Box 35091, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Abstract

The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans L., has two pairs of Malpighian tubules. Ultrastructurally, the tubules consist of three morphologically distinct zones: the distal, intermediate and proximal regions, which themselves are characterized by distinct cell types. The tubule cells have numerous mitochondria, microvilli and basal infoldings, which are associated with mitochondria. It is suggested that the distal and intermediate regions are secretory, while the proximal region is reabsorptive; and that the haemotophagous habit in S. calcitrans is probably correlated with the ultrastructure of its Malpighian tubules.

Résumé

La mouche d'estable, Stomoxys calcitrans L., posside deux poires de tubes de Malpighi. L'ultrastructure montre que les tubes ont 3 zones morphologiquement differents; la region-distale, l'intermediaire et la proximale. Les zones sont characterisees par de types de cellules differentes. Les cellules des tubes out des nombreuses mitochondries, des microvilli et des plis basaux qui sont associes aux mitochondries. Il a ete demontre que la region distale et la region intermediare ont un role de secretion, et que la proximale joue un role de reabsorption. L'latitude hematophage de S. calcitrans est probablement corretee avec l'ultrastructure de ses tubes de Malpighi.

Keywords

Malpighian tubulesStomoxys calcitransultrastructure
Type
Part I: Symposium on Integrated Pest Management and Environmental Conservation: Insect Physiology
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 12 , Special Issue 5-6: Aspects of Pest Management in Relation to Agricultural Production and Environmental Conservation in Africa , December 1991 , pp. 515 - 525
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Copyright © ICIPE 1991

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