Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, J.N. Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur-482 004, Madhya Pradesh (India).
The structure, number, and shape of the male accessory reproductive glands of Poecilocerus pictus Fabr. have been described. The accessory glands are present in the form of two masses on either side of the ejaculatory duct. Each mass comprises thirteen accessory glands and one seminal vesicle. They are classified as opalescent, hyaline and white glands on the basis of their secretion and appearance. Histologically all the glands are composed of columnar epithelial cells but the height of the cells and diameter of nucleus vary in different types of tubules.
