Table 4.
Summary of measurements (in µm) used for morphometric analysis. For abbreviations, see Table 1.
| Polistes biglumis | ||||||||
| females n=19 | males n=20 | |||||||
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| cly.b | 1286 | 1586 | 1453.4 | 84.23 | 1157 | 1371 | 1241.4 | 52.62 |
| eye.d | 1540 | 1880 | 1704.2 | 98.79 | 1480 | 1760 | 1602 | 65.82 |
| eye.h | 2033 | 2500 | 2268.4 | 131.22 | 2067 | 2433 | 2280 | 80.5 |
| flgfirst.l | 829 | 1000 | 932.3 | 48.06 | 1000 | 1129 | 1081.4 | 37.11 |
| flglast.b | 286 | 343 | 315 | 15.95 | 157 | 186 | 172.9 | 9.15 |
| flglast.l | 300 | 393 | 334.6 | 22.75 | 293 | 421 | 364.3 | 37.08 |
| hea.b | 2933 | 3500 | 3238.6 | 175.07 | 3067 | 3533 | 3261.7 | 98.1 |
| hea.h | 2600 | 3033 | 2805.3 | 136.2 | 2467 | 2833 | 2643.3 | 75.78 |
| lof.l | 1580 | 1920 | 1751.6 | 94.83 | 1540 | 1840 | 1695 | 59.78 |
| msp.l | 371 | 514 | 445.5 | 34.85 | 371 | 436 | 403.6 | 22.53 |
| ool.l | 514 | 629 | 578.6 | 31.59 | 471 | 571 | 529.3 | 29.03 |
| pol.l | 264 | 379 | 325.2 | 33.53 | 279 | 386 | 326.4 | 22.72 |
| scp.b | 379 | 486 | 444 | 28.3 | 450 | 564 | 512.1 | 26.74 |
| scp.l | 1157 | 1400 | 1281.2 | 71.75 | 1129 | 1314 | 1202.1 | 49.55 |
| tib3.b | 507 | 650 | 585 | 40.05 | 521 | 614 | 577.9 | 29.3 |
| tib3.l | 2900 | 3767 | 3387.7 | 250.73 | 3000 | 3733 | 3428.3 | 163.04 |
| Polistes bischoffi | ||||||||
| females n=46 | males n=13 | |||||||
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| cly.b | 1057 | 1386 | 1216.5 | 90.3 | 943 | 1100 | 983.5 | 44.74 |
| eye.d | 1300 | 1640 | 1453.9 | 80.76 | 1280 | 1480 | 1352.3 | 57.47 |
| eye.h | 1833 | 2333 | 2069.6 | 135.32 | 1900 | 2167 | 2056.4 | 87.54 |
| flgfirst.l | 671 | 886 | 781.1 | 53.03 | 871 | 1000 | 944 | 30.56 |
| flglast.b | 257 | 314 | 286.5 | 14.85 | 150 | 171 | 158.2 | 7.05 |
| flglast.l | 279 | 386 | 320.2 | 18.83 | 400 | 471 | 425.3 | 23.26 |
| hea.b | 2533 | 3167 | 2842 | 163.52 | 2667 | 3033 | 2864.1 | 100.43 |
| hea.h | 2167 | 2767 | 2447.8 | 152.45 | 2167 | 2433 | 2305.1 | 81.47 |
| lof.l | 1340 | 1720 | 1516.1 | 102.99 | 1460 | 1620 | 1520 | 48.99 |
| msp.l | 250 | 350 | 289.4 | 22.57 | 171 | 207 | 187.4 | 10.97 |
| ool.l | 429 | 529 | 472.8 | 26.92 | 379 | 479 | 417 | 28.35 |
| pol.l | 264 | 357 | 321.9 | 21.63 | 293 | 364 | 319.8 | 20.24 |
| scp.b | 314 | 414 | 365.1 | 27.32 | 379 | 450 | 416.5 | 20.07 |
| scp.l | 986 | 1271 | 1113.7 | 70.5 | 943 | 1100 | 1041.8 | 46.46 |
| tib3.b | 393 | 600 | 486 | 46.19 | 429 | 500 | 470.9 | 24.99 |
| tib3.l | 2600 | 3633 | 3072.5 | 256.69 | 2767 | 3233 | 3061.5 | 156.26 |
| Polistes gallicus | ||||||||
| females n=42 | males n=25 | |||||||
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| cly.b | 1143 | 1471 | 1290.5 | 74.11 | 900 | 1186 | 1026.3 | 59.29 |
| eye.d | 1420 | 1720 | 1560.5 | 73.58 | 1200 | 1560 | 1419.2 | 75.38 |
| eye.h | 1900 | 2533 | 2134.1 | 125.26 | 1833 | 2267 | 2064 | 118.21 |
| flgfirst.l | 714 | 929 | 795.6 | 46.85 | 886 | 1114 | 975.4 | 48.36 |
| flglast.b | 271 | 336 | 303.2 | 14.13 | 136 | 179 | 160.6 | 12.39 |
| flglast.l | 286 | 357 | 313.6 | 18.92 | 329 | 457 | 385.4 | 33.02 |
| hea.b | 2733 | 3400 | 3017.5 | 149.3 | 2633 | 3233 | 2921.3 | 149.96 |
| hea.h | 2333 | 2900 | 2556.3 | 134.24 | 2167 | 2733 | 2401.3 | 122.66 |
| lof.l | 1420 | 1820 | 1583.8 | 89.14 | 1420 | 1820 | 1575.2 | 87.99 |
| msp.l | 293 | 393 | 333.3 | 24.93 | 186 | 307 | 243.1 | 27.85 |
| ool.l | 457 | 571 | 512.4 | 32.02 | 357 | 521 | 450.3 | 28.31 |
| pol.l | 279 | 371 | 333.3 | 21.32 | 271 | 371 | 308.9 | 27.53 |
| scp.b | 343 | 436 | 383.7 | 22.1 | 379 | 471 | 428 | 22.77 |
| scp.l | 1057 | 1343 | 1172.4 | 61.21 | 914 | 1171 | 1054.3 | 62.13 |
| tib3.b | 471 | 607 | 525.7 | 37.5 | 436 | 600 | 493.1 | 37.6 |
| tib3.l | 2767 | 3733 | 3211.9 | 236.94 | 2600 | 4000 | 3212 | 269.92 |
| Polistes hellenicus | ||||||||
| females n=21 | males n=9 | |||||||
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| cly.b | 1171 | 1457 | 1313.6 | 87.19 | 957 | 1057 | 1014.3 | 34.99 |
| eye.d | 1440 | 1720 | 1568.6 | 92.43 | 1280 | 1540 | 1422.2 | 98.71 |
| eye.h | 2000 | 2400 | 2188.9 | 143.89 | 1933 | 2200 | 2055.6 | 92.8 |
| flgfirst.l | 743 | 929 | 831.3 | 51.63 | 871 | 986 | 941.3 | 40.05 |
| flglast.b | 279 | 336 | 299 | 15.2 | 143 | 171 | 155.6 | 8.58 |
| flglast.l | 271 | 371 | 314.3 | 27.94 | 364 | 414 | 391.3 | 18.48 |
| hea.b | 2767 | 3300 | 3036.5 | 172.85 | 2600 | 2967 | 2837 | 112.35 |
| hea.h | 2367 | 2867 | 2603.2 | 158.43 | 2200 | 2467 | 2377.8 | 83.33 |
| lof.l | 1460 | 1820 | 1613.3 | 113.37 | 1460 | 1640 | 1566.7 | 58.31 |
| msp.l | 279 | 400 | 341.5 | 34 | 179 | 257 | 219 | 22.87 |
| ool.l | 457 | 564 | 517.7 | 32.62 | 414 | 514 | 462.7 | 30.88 |
| pol.l | 271 | 357 | 322.8 | 20.78 | 286 | 336 | 302.4 | 20.52 |
| scp.b | 364 | 436 | 396.9 | 18.98 | 379 | 443 | 420.6 | 22.99 |
| scp.l | 1086 | 1286 | 1181 | 72.19 | 957 | 1100 | 1042.9 | 40.41 |
| tib3.b | 500 | 614 | 544.6 | 32.25 | 464 | 521 | 496 | 20.55 |
| tib3.l | 3033 | 3767 | 3360.3 | 246.45 | 3033 | 3333 | 3225.9 | 124.47 |
| Polistes helveticus | ||||||||
| females n=34 | males n=27 | |||||||
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| cly.b | 1071 | 1457 | 1254.2 | 83.36 | 914 | 1057 | 994.2 | 37.64 |
| eye.d | 1420 | 1780 | 1538.8 | 79.99 | 1280 | 1600 | 1425.2 | 71.6 |
| eye.h | 1800 | 2333 | 2045.1 | 129.2 | 1800 | 2133 | 1998.8 | 82.42 |
| flgfirst.l | 657 | 871 | 780.7 | 49.47 | 857 | 986 | 928 | 33.03 |
| flglast.b | 264 | 321 | 295 | 16.82 | 129 | 193 | 161.6 | 12.07 |
| flglast.l | 300 | 407 | 327.9 | 23.81 | 279 | 457 | 346.8 | 37.76 |
| hea.b | 2567 | 3233 | 2866.7 | 155.27 | 2633 | 3033 | 2893.8 | 90.13 |
| hea.h | 2267 | 2833 | 2521.6 | 147 | 2133 | 2467 | 2355.6 | 71.61 |
| lof.l | 1380 | 1780 | 1552.4 | 100.79 | 1400 | 1620 | 1547.4 | 54.95 |
| msp.l | 293 | 429 | 357.4 | 29.92 | 214 | 293 | 249.5 | 20.2 |
| ool.l | 450 | 607 | 515.1 | 28.07 | 386 | 536 | 450 | 31.13 |
| pol.l | 293 | 414 | 348.3 | 27.75 | 279 | 379 | 328.6 | 24.82 |
| scp.b | 343 | 457 | 387.6 | 31.52 | 386 | 464 | 430.2 | 16.38 |
| scp.l | 1000 | 1300 | 1129.8 | 70.63 | 943 | 1086 | 1028 | 33.26 |
| tib3.b | 421 | 600 | 506.1 | 48.06 | 429 | 536 | 487.3 | 27.83 |
| tib3.l | 2667 | 3567 | 3049 | 223.27 | 2800 | 3300 | 3080.2 | 142.1 |