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. 2016 Jun 2;11(6):e0156640. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156640

Table 1. Measurements of labrum, labium and stylets (mean ± SE) obtained from scanning electron microscopy.

N = sample size. Lm, labrum; Lb-sg1, first segment of labium; Lb-sg2, second segment of labium; Lb-sg3, third segment of labium; Lb-sg4, fourth segment of labium; Lb-sg5, fifth segment of labium; Md, mandibular stylet; Mx, maxillary stylet.

Length (μm) Width (μm) Height (μm) N
Male Lb 8132.02±450.69 3
Female Lm 917.82±28.35 237.73±7.11 10
Lb-sg1 894.21±26.60 422.84±15.93 396.93±9.08 10
Lb-sg2 749.77±21.93 396.62±13.20 470.58±13.13 10
Lb-sg3 1495.50±32.74 348.17±13.16 490.73±22.09 10
Lb-sg4 4065.84±81.78 388.47±21.48 370.04±11.23 10
Lb-sg5 2260.12±53.88 256.48±21.82 305.51±8.50 10
Md 9217.33±24.23 35.66±1.55 7
Mx 10222.39±46.49 29.71±0.80 7