Abstract. Glycosylated components of boar spermatozoa and epididymal plasma from the central caput, distal corpus and distal cauda epididymides were compared by electrophoretic and lectin blotting techniques. The four lectin reagents used in this study were Concanavalin A (Con A), Lens Culinaris Agglutinin (LCA), Ricinus Communis Agglutinin I (RCA I) and Peanut Agglutinin (PNA), which were labeled with peroxidase. The affinity of Con A and of LCA increased for three bands and one smear (A: >86.8 kDa, B: 80 kDa, C: 65-75 kDa and D: 45 kDa) and for two bands and one smear (A, B and C) of extracts from spermatozoa, respectively, as they passed through the epididymis. RCA I apparently recognized one band and one smear (G: >86.8 kDa and H: 46-58 kDa) of extracts from the distal cauda spermatozoa, though it hardly or faintly reacted with those from the central caput and distal corpus spermatozoa. PNA showed a similar affinity for band "G" to RCA I. Moreover, bands and smears with similar mobility (A, B, C, D, G and H) were also detected in epididymal plasma by lectin blotting techniques. On the other hand, several sperm components were detected more visibly with Con A (E: 37-41 kDa and F: 32-37 kDa), RCA I (I: 41 kDa) and PNA (I: 41 kDa and J: 47-51 kDa) in sperm extracts from the distal cauda than in those from the central caput, though no corresponding components were observed in epididymal plasma. These epididymal maturation-dependent modifications related to glycosylation in boar spermatozoa are discussed.