Table 3. Results of the statistical analyses for differences in morphological traits between cryptic species.
Trait | Overall | Ireland | Denmark | |||
F2,63 | P | F2,31 | P | F2,11 | P | |
Thoracic width between the tegula | 4.446 | 0.016 | 10.794 | <0.001 | 1.57 | 0.251 |
Collar breadth on top of thorax (A) | 0.295 | 0.746 | 3.132 | 0.058 | 1.567 | 0.252 |
A relative to body size | 0.111 | 0.895 | 0.573 | 0.57 | 0.614 | 0.559 |
Length of collar extension below left tegula (B) | 76.059 | <0.001 | 61.638 | <0.001 | 18.587 | <0.001 |
Length of collar extension below right tegula (C) | 71.046 | <0.001 | 41.036 | <0.001 | 7.188 | 0.01 |
Average length of collar extension below tegula (D) | 93.378 | <0.001 | 65.579 | <0.001 | 12.974 | 0.001 |
B relative to body size | 64.93 | <0.001 | 47.209 | <0.001 | 16.503 | <0.001 |
C relative to body size | 59.195 | <0.001 | 30.886 | <0.001 | 5.981 | 0.017 |
D relative to body size | 77.282 | <0.001 | 46.915 | <0.001 | 10.812 | 0.003 |
Breadth of collar extension below left tegula (E) | 29.667 | <0.001 | 19.579 | <0.001 | 40.088 | <0.001 |
Breadth of collar extension below right tegula (F) | 30.492 | <0.001 | 22.158 | <0.001 | 4.892 | 0.03 |
Average breadth of collar extension below tegula (G) | 37.293 | <0.001 | 22.913 | <0.001 | 11.082 | 0.002 |
E relative to body size | 21.466 | <0.001 | 12.051 | <0.001 | 26.005 | <0.001 |
F relative to body size | 21.754 | <0.001 | 12.77 | <0.001 | 3.81 | 0.055 |
G relative to body size | 26.177 | <0.001 | 13.437 | <0.001 | 8.327 | 0.006 |