Table 1.
Morphological measurements in three species of the Chorthippusbiguttulus group. For each character, mean, standard deviation, min and max are shown. Abbreviations in brackets see in Fig. 2.
| Number of specimens | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.miramae | C.maritimus | C.brunneus | C.miramae | C.maritimus | C.brunneus | |
| 133 | 122 | 53 | 50 | 28 | 35 | |
| Length of pronotum, mm | 3.14±0.25 2.60–3.70 | 3.25±0.23 2.80–3.60 | 3.06±0.15 2.80–3.50 | 4.17±0.36 3.50–4.90 | 4.26 ±0.25 3.80–4.80 | 3.89±0.27 3.40–4.40 |
| Length of fore wing, mm | 14.06±0.89 12.10–16.30 | 14.87±1.09 12.50–16.60 | 14.30±0.82 12.40–15.70 | 17.49±1.46 12.40–19.90 | 17.78±1.18 15.20–20.70 | 17.12±1.29 14.30–19.20 |
| Length from stigma to tip of fore wing, mm | 6.07±0.64 4.30–7.70 | 5.90±0.69 4.50–7.30 | 5.61±0.38 4.60–6.20 | 8.38±0.73 6.60–10.80 | 7.47±0.97 5.80–9.90 | 6.75±0.99 4.10–8.30 |
| Width of C & Sc areas, mm | 10.53±0.96 7.00–13.00 | 9.52±0.84 7.50–11.00 | 9.05±0.61 7.50–10.00 | 7.58±0.65 6.00–9.00 | 7.20±0.75 6.00–9.00 | 7.10±0.64 6.00–9.00 |
| Length of hind femur, mm | 10.09±0.58 8.90–11.7 | 10.21±0.61 9.20–12.80 | 9.57±0.41 8.70–10.70 | 13.21±1.09 9.30–15.20 | 13.48±0.99 11.90–15.40 | 12.21±0.99 10.20–14.40 |
| Length of stridulatory file, mm | 5.78±0.87 3.10–7.45 | 4.41±0.55 3.40–6.30 | 3.13±0.25 2.70–3.90 | 7.35±0.76 5.70–9.20 | 5.45±1.04 3.50–8.50 | 4.29±0.99 3.10–7.70 |
| Length from last distal peg to tip of knee, mm | 2.73±0.69 1.60–5.05 | 4.11±0.55 2.20–5.50 | 4.74±0.29 4.20–5.40 | 3.63±0.57 2.60–4.90 | 5.63±0.69 4.10–7.00 | 5.75±1.00 2.30–7.40 |