Abstract
Early larvae of Lucilia cuprina had prohaemocytes. plasmatocytes and granular cells only. Vermiform cells appeared for the first time during the 3rd larval instar and spherule cells during the early pupal life. Sugar-fed females showed a higher percentage of prohaemocytes, plasmatocytes and vermiform cells while granular cells were always less in number as compared to the protein-fed females. During mid-pupal life no proper cells could be identified as the haemolymph was thick with proceeds of histolysis of different body tissues and broken down cells.
FIRDAUSIA AZAM ALI , MUHAMMAD ASHRAF NADEEM. (1986) QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF THE HAEMOCYTES OF LUCILIA CUPRINA (CALLIPHORIDAE : DIPTERA) , Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 1, Issue 1 .
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