Table 6.
Characterisation of C. obsoletus and C. scoticus using the loadings of principal component analyses on 15 morphometric parameters
| Parameter | Principal component | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | |
| Larger spermatheca length | -0.914 | -0.212 | -0.190 |
| Larger spermatheca width | -0.895 | -0.158 | -0.146 |
| Smaller spermatheca length | -0.913 | -0.215 | -0.202 |
| Smaller spermatheca width | -0.870 | -0.155 | -0.133 |
| Length between chitinous plates | -0.767 | -0.163 | -0.083 |
| Width of chitinous plates | -0.600 | 0.019 | 0.056 |
| Third palp length | -0.168 | 0.600 | -0.150 |
| Third palp width | 0.476 | 0.483 | -0.012 |
| Flagella 10 length | -0.032 | 0.812 | -0.209 |
| Flagella 11 length | -0.310 | 0.787 | -0.259 |
| 5 Apical segment length | -0.248 | 0.866 | -0.252 |
| 8 Basal segment length | 0.030 | 0.910 | -0.123 |
| Wing length | -0.539 | 0.414 | 0.669 |
| Wing width | -0.180 | 0.148 | 0.556 |
| Costa length | -0.481 | 0.424 | 0.705 |
PC1, first axis; PC2, second axis; PC3, third axis. Loadings of fair correlation, or above, are highlighted in bold