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(fig. 10) they occupy practically the whole of the abdominal cavity, extending 
forwards as far as the second segment. They are bi-lateral, and each ovary 
comprises 20-25 ova, representing a full complement of 40-50, so that these 
Fig. 10.—A female Phlebotomus, showing fully matured ovaries. 
insects cannot be considered very prolific. The tubular oviducts unite at a point 
just before reaching the base of the inferior claspers, where they form the 
common oviduct. 
The spermathecae (fig. 11) lie in the median line in the region of the oviducts. 
They consist of a single thin-walled, sub-spherical sack, and are relatively very 
large ; at their junction with the duct they are strongly chitinised, and consist of 
Sebaceous 
gland 
Spermatheca 
Oviduct 
Fig. 11.—Female generative organs of Phlebotomus. 
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