Table 1.
Measurements and pt values of selected morphological structures of fifteen females from the type population of Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n.
| CHARACTER | N | RANGE | MEAN | SD | Holotype | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| µm | pt | µm | pt | µm | pt | µm | pt | ||||||
| Body length | 15 | 400 | – | 734 | 1557 | – | 1942 | 622 | 1742 | 107 | 127 | 630 | 1619 |
| Peribuccal papillae length | 15 | 4.0 | – | 7.9 | 14.8 | – | 20.5 | 6.2 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 18.0 |
| Lateral papillae length | 15 | 3.6 | – | 6.9 | 12.7 | – | 17.9 | 5.2 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 14.4 |
| Buccal tube | |||||||||||||
| Length | 15 | 24.7 | – | 41.5 | – | 35.7 | – | 5.3 | – | 38.9 | – | ||
| Stylet support insertion point | 15 | 17.2 | – | 28.3 | 66.6 | – | 71.2 | 24.6 | 69.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 70.4 |
| Anterior width | 15 | 8.9 | – | 17.8 | 35.0 | – | 47.1 | 14.8 | 41.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 42.2 |
| Standard width | 15 | 7.8 | – | 14.7 | 30.6 | – | 38.9 | 12.0 | 33.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 32.6 |
| Posterior width | 12 | 7.2 | – | 13.6 | 27.7 | – | 36.0 | 11.0 | 30.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 29.6 |
| Standard width/length ratio | 15 | 31% | – | 39% | – | 33% | 2% | – | 33% | ||||
| Posterior/anterior width ratio | 12 | 69% | – | 79% | – | 73% | 3% | – | 70% | ||||
| Claw 1 lengths | |||||||||||||
| External primary branch | 14 | 10.0 | – | 18.0 | 40.5 | – | 47.6 | 15.6 | 43.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 17.6 | 45.2 |
| External base + secondary branch | 14 | 10.2 | – | 15.9 | 32.9 | – | 45.3 | 13.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.6 | 37.5 |
| External spur | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Internal primary branch | 14 | 9.9 | – | 18.1 | 38.1 | – | 45.6 | 14.8 | 41.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 15.6 | 40.1 |
| Internal base + secondary branch | 14 | 9.9 | – | 15.0 | 33.9 | – | 41.7 | 13.1 | 37.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 33.9 |
| Internal spur | 9 | 3.0 | – | 4.7 | 9.0 | – | 12.5 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 9.0 |
| Claw 2 lengths | |||||||||||||
| External primary branch | 15 | 11.5 | – | 20.0 | 43.3 | – | 53.5 | 17.2 | 48.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 20.0 | 51.4 |
| External base + secondary branch | 15 | 10.4 | – | 16.2 | 36.9 | – | 44.4 | 14.4 | 40.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 15.8 | 40.6 |
| External spur | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Internal primary branch | 15 | 11.4 | – | 18.7 | 39.9 | – | 51.8 | 16.1 | 45.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 17.2 | 44.2 |
| Internal base + secondary branch | 15 | 9.8 | – | 15.8 | 34.4 | – | 42.5 | 13.5 | 38.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 37.0 |
| Internal spur | 6 | 2.6 | – | 5.9 | 10.2 | – | 15.6 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ? | ? |
| Claw 3 lengths | |||||||||||||
| External primary branch | 15 | 11.1 | – | 20.5 | 44.9 | – | 54.8 | 17.6 | 49.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 17.9 | 46.0 |
| External base + secondary branch | 15 | 9.9 | – | 16.9 | 37.8 | – | 44.5 | 14.6 | 40.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 42.2 |
| External spur | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Internal primary branch | 15 | 10.6 | – | 20.0 | 39.4 | – | 53.7 | 16.5 | 46.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 39.8 |
| Internal base + secondary branch | 13 | 9.9 | – | 17.6 | 33.6 | – | 45.6 | 13.7 | 38.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 15.2 | 39.1 |
| Internal spur | 5 | 3.2 | – | 5.3 | 10.6 | – | 14.0 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ? | ? |
| Claw 4 lengths | |||||||||||||
| Anterior primary branch | 15 | 15.0 | – | 27.0 | 57.9 | – | 74.8 | 22.7 | 63.8 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 24.8 | 63.8 |
| Anterior base + secondary branch | 15 | 11.5 | – | 20.2 | 40.0 | – | 50.0 | 16.7 | 46.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 47.6 |
| Anterior spur | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Posterior primary branch | 15 | 14.2 | – | 25.8 | 54.2 | – | 70.4 | 22.1 | 62.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 24.0 | 61.7 |
| Posterior base + secondary branch | 15 | 11.3 | – | 19.6 | 38.2 | – | 52.2 | 16.5 | 46.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 17.4 | 44.7 |
| Posterior spur | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||