Abstract
Observations of the reproductive behavior of eye gnats (Hippelates Pusio Loew) indicated that both sexes require 36 hr for sexual maturation of the imago before insemination occurs. During this period the gonads undergo considerable change. Marked transformation of the sperm cells occurs in the testes and development of the primary follicle of the ovary is initiated. Sexually mature males inseminated as many as four sexually mature females in a 24 hr period. Insemination did not appear to affect the rate of development of female ovaries. However, unmated females required a longer period for initiation of oviposition than mated females. Females laid an average of 26 eggs in an 18-day period. This number is a little more than half the number of ovarioles present in the ovaries.
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