Figure 1. Micrographs of reproductive system of adult female of Dactylopius coccus. A, complete reproductive system of adult female. B, longitudinal section through the ovariole. C, transversal section through of germarium. D, complete immature ovarioles. E, longitudinal section through the ovariole. F, longitudinal section through the germarium. G, longitudinal section through the pedicel. cb, trophic processes; co, common oviduct; e, epithelial sheath; fc, follicular cell; g, germarium; lo, lateral oviduct; n, nucleus; nc, nurse cell; o, oocyte; ov, ovariole; p, pedicel; pc, prefollicular cell; tc, trofic core; tr, trophic cord ; v, vitellarium; yg, yolk globules. Scale bars: A = 100 μm; B, C, F, G = 50 μm; D = 5 μm; E = 30 μm.