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. 2017 May 8;12(5):e0177209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177209

Table 2. Measurements of labrum, labium and stylets (mean ± SE) obtained from scanning electron microscopy.

Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) N
Male Lb 3169.93 ± 70.53 3
Female Lm 899.67 ± 30.25 158.62 ± 6.76 5
Lb-sg1 1041.93 ± 15.95 256.48 ± 10.75 223.28 ± 14.67 9
Lb-sg2 994.04 ± 15.09 167.67 ± 9.29 168.46 ± 12.50 9
Lb-sg3 779.92 ±33.62 202.85 ±10.66 166.02 ± 8.22 9
Lb-sg4 663.29 ±19.67 182.86 ± 11.09 143.99 ±9.43 9
Md 4083.18 ±348.78 10
Mx 4203.59 ± 230.81 10

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