Table 2. Comparison of averages of biometric parameters in female specimens of Polyphagotarsonemus latus collected in Chiapas and Guanajuato.
| key code | Biometric parameter | Chiapas | Guanajuato | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Total length | 203.76 ± 2.52 | 184.49 ± 4.47 | 0.000392*** |
| L2 | Idiosome width | 100.05 ± 2.28 | 89.18 ± 1.41 | 0.000254*** |
| L3 | Idiosome length | 176.34 ± 2.38 | 158.54 ± 4.21 | 0.000492*** |
| L4 | Distance between trochanters I | 31.97 ± 1.27 | 24.42 ± 0.83 | 0.0000133*** |
| L5 | Distance between trochanters II | 51.50 ± 1.04 | 42.88 ± 1.21 | 0.00000222*** |
| L6 | Distance between trochanters III | 65.66 ± 0.79 | 63.16 ± 0.76 | 0.0282* |
| L7 | Length of trochanter III | 28.84 ± 0.25 | 28.58 ± 0.43 | 0.594 |
| L8 | Length of femorogenu III | 23.82 ± 0.21 | 23.81 ± 0.25 | 0.958 |
| L9 | Distance between trochanters IV | 48.31 ± 0.70 | 50.99 ± 0.92 | 0.0241* |
| L10 | Length of trochanter IV | 12.17 ± 0.29 | 11.47 ± 0.28 | 0.0955 |
| L11 | Length of femorogenu IV | 30.25 ± 0.44 | 31.57 ± 0.35 | 0.0255* |
| L12 | Length of tibiotarsus IV | 21.33 ± 0.36 | 19.88 ± 0.30 | 0.00437** |
| L13 | Length of seta v" on tibiotarsus IV | 23.70 ± 0.47 | 21.22 ± 0.49 | 0.00076*** |
| L14 | Length of seta tc” on tibiotarsus IV | 61.11 ± 3.05 | 63.58 ± 3.31 | 0.586 |
| L15 | Gnathosoma length | 30.53 ± 0.55 | 27.14 ± 0.64 | 0.000247*** |
| L16 | Gnathosoma width | 28.81 ± 0.36 | 28.39 ± 0.36 | 0.423 |
| L17 | Length of claw I | 9.51 ± 0.22 | 7.63 ± 0.17 | 0.0000000392*** |
Highly significant differences
***; significant differences
**; slightly significant differences
* (α = 0.05).
All measurements in μm; standard deviation included.