Table 3. Descriptive and statistical analysis of the morphometric measurements of males of Androctonus populations collected from different geographically isolated localities in Saudi Arabia.
The results of one-way ANOVA have been presented in the last column.
| Characters | OTU1 | OTU2 | OTU3 | OUT4 (13) | F-Ratio | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total body Length | 77.43 ± 2.65 (6) | 73.42 ± 7.26 (14) | 72.57 ± 5.90 (10) | 77.06 ± 13.06 (8) | 1.1357 | 0.3485n.s. |
| Carapace Length | 9.78 ± 0.40 (6) | 8.68 ± 0.89 (14) | 9.00 ± 0.66 (10) | 9.28 ± 0.59 (8) | 3.5789 | 0.0237** |
| Carapace anterior W | 6.33 ± 0.46 (6) | 6.25 ± 0.70 (14) | 6.28 ± 0.64 (10) | 6.30 ± 0.38 (8) | 0.0238 | 0.9949n.s. |
| Carapace posterior W | 10.49 ± 1.18 (6) | 8.66 ± 0.71 (14) | 9.132 0.67 (10) | 9.3175 0.40 (8) | 8.55 | 0.0002*** |
| Tergite 7 th L | 5.88 ± 0.83 (6) | 5.62 ± 1.15 (14) | 4.976 ± 0.45 (10) | 4.95 ± 0.36 (8) | 2.58 | 0.06n.s. |
| Tergite 7 th W | 8.74 ± 1.81 (6) | 7.50 ± 1.87 (14) | 8.28 ± 0.74 (10) | 8.8 ± 0.64 (8) | 1.8601 | 0.1549n.s. |
| Sternite 7 th L | 4.94 ± 1.48 (6) | 5.03 ± 1.39 (14) | 4.22 ± 0.2 (10) | 4.36 ± 0.28 (8) | 1.5320 | 0.2239n.s. |
| Sternite 7 th W | 8.59 ± 0.90 (6) | 7.67 ± 0.99 (14) | 8.28 ± 0.67 (10) | 8.34 ± 0.81 (8) | 2.1187 | 0.1160n.s. |
| Pectine L | 10.03 ± 1.01 (6) | 8.47 ± 0.98 (14) | 9.44 ± 1.29 (10) | 9.57 ± 0.79 (8) | 4.0005 | 0.01528** |
| Metasoma 1 st L | 7.83 ± 0.48 (6) | 6.67 ± 0.79 (14) | 6.67 ± 0.65 (10) | 7.41 ± 0.48 (8) | 6.1952 | 0.0017** |
| Metasoma 1 st W | 7.06 ± 0.47 (6) | 5.69 ± 0.86 (14) | 6.31 ± 0.94 (10) | 6.45 ± 0.37 (8) | 4.9490 | 0.0058*** |
| Metasoma 1 st H | 6.1 ± 0.49 (6) | 4.80 ± 0.71 (14) | 5.34 ± 0.76 (10) | 5.61 ± 0.34 (8) | 6.4959 | 0.0013** |
| Metasoma 2 nd L | 8.47 ± 0.70 (6) | 7.17 ± 0.70 (14) | 7.37 ± 0.59 (10) | 8.04 ± 0.43 (8) | 7.8274 | 0.0004*** |
| Metasoma 2 nd W | 7.61 ± 0.61 (6) | 6.20 ± 0.85 (14) | 7.05 ± 1.18 (10) | 7.33 ± 0.46 (8) | 5.1152 | 0.0049** |
| Metasoma 2 nd H | 6.80 ± 0.42 (6) | 5.48 ± 0.90 (14) | 5.97 ± 0.76 (10) | 6.21 ± 0.37 (8) | 5.0792 | 0.0051** |
| Metasoma 3 rd L | 8.86 ± 0.61 (6) | 7.47 ± 0.89 (14) | 7.63 ± 0.49 (10) | 8.39 0.40 (8) | 7.8557 | 0.0004*** |
| Metasoma 3 rd W | 8.32 ± 0.51 (6) | 6.67 ± 1.38 (14) | 7.62 ± 1.33 (10) | 8.02 ± 0.53 (8) | 4.0424 | 0.0146* |
| Metasoma 3 rd H | 7.80 ± 0.46 (6) | 6.14 ± 1.27 (14) | 6.79 ± 1.10 (10) | 6.98 ± 0.45 (8) | 4.0363 | 0.0147* |
| Metasoma 4 th L | 9.29 ± 0.43 (6) | 8.04 ± 0.97 (14) | 8.31 ± 0.66 (10) | 8.97 ± 0.40 (8) | 5.4219 | 0.0037** |
| Metasoma 4 th W | 8.37 ± 0.53 (6) | 6.65 ± 1.42 (14) | 7.73 ± 1.00 (10) | 8.04 ± 0.46 (8) | 5.1346 | 0.0049** |
| Metasoma 4 th H | 7.79 ± 0.35 (6) | 6.17 ± 1.29 (14) | 6.70 ± 1.09 (10) | 7.00 ± 0.39 (8) | 3.8822 | 0.01727* |
| Metasoma 5 th L | 11.67 ± 0.56 (6) | 9.89 ± 1.40 (14) | 10.70 ± 0.91 (10) | 10.86 ± 0.49 (8) | 4.5157 | 0.0090** |
| Metasoma 5 th W | 7.24 ± 0.51 (6) | 5.93 ± 1.15 (14) | 6.55 ± 1.02 (10) | 7.05 ± 0.29 (8) | 4.0559 | 0.0144* |
| Metasoma 5 th H | 6.09 ± 0.19 (6) | 4.93 ± 0.94 (14) | 5.45 ± 0.82 (10) | 5.44 ± 0.29 (8) | 3.6007 | 0.0231** |
| Telson L | 9.40 ± 0.56 (6) | 8.14 ± 0.65 (14) | 8.37 ± 0.73 (10) | 7.83 ± 1.35 (8) | 4.2855 | 0.0114* |
| Vesicle L | 5.31 ± 0.35 (6) | 4.63 ± 0.51 (14) | 4.77 ± 0.37 (10) | 4.91 ± 0.21 (8) | 4.1302 | 0.0133** |
| Vesicle W | 3.81 ± 0.24 (6) | 3.31 ± 0.30 (14) | 3.50 ± 0.24 (10) | 3.42 ± 0.17 (8) | 5.3017 | 0.0041** |
| Vesicle H | 3.18 ± 0.09 (6) | 2.73 ± 0.30 (14) | 3.05 ± 0.42 (10) | 2.88 ± 0.15 (8) | 4.1708 | 0.0128* |
| Femur L | 8.17 ± 0.64 (6) | 7.01 ± 0.76 (14) | 7.31 ± 0.68 (10) | 77.07 ± 0.22 (8) | 4.8431 | 0.0065 |
| Femur W | 2.90 ± 0.37 (6) | 2.32 ± 0.27 (14) | 2.59 ± 0.38 (10) | 2.70 ± 0.10 (8) | 5.9400 | 0.0022** |
| Femur H | 2.42 ± 0.21 (6) | 1.92 ± 0.24 (14) | 2.13 ± 0.30 (10) | 1.70 ± 0.99 (8) | 2.6060 | 0.0676n.s. |
| Patella L | 9.43 ± 0.39 (6) | 8.26 ± 0.70 (14) | 8.60 ± 0.59 (10) | 8.88 ± 0.54 (8) | 5.6372 | 0.00302** |
| Patella W | 4.71 ± 0.77 (6) | 3.99 ± 1.43 (14) | 3.62 ± 0.38 (10) | 3.74 ± 0.14 (8) | 1.7794 | 0.16965n.s. |
| Patella H | 3.28 ± 0.32 (6) | 2.58 ± 0.27 (14) | 2.73 ± 0.53 (10) | 3.14 ± 0.15 (8) | 8.0119 | 0.00036*** |
| Pediplap chela L | 16.75 ± 0.70 (6) | 14.79 ± 1.67 (14) | 13.93 ± 2.26 (10) | 14.40 ± 2.84 (8) | 2.5270 | 0.07379n.s. |
| Pedipalp chela manus L | 6.08 ± 0.08 (6) | 5.40 ± 0.84 (14) | 5.38 ± 0.63 (10) | 5.86 ± 0.31 (8) | 2.4863 | 0.07718n.s. |
| Pedipalp chela manus W | 4.44 ± 0.58 (6) | 3.17 ± 0.80 (14) | 3.48 ± 0.76 (10) | 4.31 ± 0.23 (8) | 7.6159 | 0.00050*** |
| Pedipalp chela manus H | 5.13 ± 0.58 (6) | 3.87 ± 0.94 (14) | 3.90 ± 0.85 (10) | 4.84 ± 0.28 (8) | 5.8892 | 0.00238** |
| Movable finger L | 11.10 ± 0.57 (6) | 9.78 ± 0.92 (14) | 9.97 ± 1.10 (10) | 10.25 ± 0.46 (8) | 3.4749 | 0.02648* |
Notes.
Significant difference, (P < 0.05: *; P < 0.01: **; P < 0.001: ***), and non-significant difference (n. s.).