OVARIAN STRUCTURE IN A MILLIPEDE, EUMASTIGONUS SP. (DIPLOPODA, CAMBALIDAE), FROM NEW-ZEALAND

The ovaries of Eumastigonus sp. (Diplopoda; Cambalidae) are arranged i n irregularly shaped clusters of oocytes at different stages of develo pment. These are attached to the germarium, and in close proximity to the digestive tract (both midgut and hindgut), or embedded in a liver- like tissue. Five sizes of oocytes could be distinguished, which repre sent five different generations of oocytes. This millipede species app ears therefore to be iteroparous, capable of reproducing at least five times.