title: The spermatozoon of Phlebotominae sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae).
abstract: Spermatozoa of Sergentomyia minuta Rondani were examined by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The spermatozoon was seen to have a head and a tail. The first was characterized by an acrosomal complex with a thin space containing granular material which was interpreted as a perforatorium. The tail contained a 9+9+0 axoneme and one mitochondrial derivative. These results were compared with the sperm ultrastructure of other Diptera, particularly Psychodidae.
authors.affiliation: University of Tuscia, Faculty of Science, Viterbo, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzini
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fausto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maroli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*