Table 5. Descriptive and statistical analysis of the meristic measurements of females of Androctonus crassicauda 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 (12) | OTU3 | OUT4 | F-Ratio | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total body Length | 67.45 ± 5.56 (8) | 77.16 ± 7.49(12) | 79.61 ± 14.04 (7) | 76.15 ± 8.27 (13) | 2.84 | 0.0510n.s. |
| Carapace Length | 8.32 ± 0.48 (8) | 9.23 ± 1.37(12) | 9.84 ± 1.73 (7) | 9.54 ± 1.00 (13) | 2.38 | 0.0851n.s. |
| Carapace anterior W | 5.44 ± 0.36 (8) | 6.36 ± 1.02(12) | 6.63 ± 1.55 (7) | 6.24 ± 0.69 (13) | 2.27 | 0.0968n.s. |
| Carapace posterior W | 8.60 ± 1.14 (8) | 9.49 ± 1.60(12) | 9.92 ± 1.62 (7) | 9.57 ± 0.93 (13) | 1.39 | 0.2591n.s. |
| Tergite 7 th L | 5.16 ± 0.80 (8) | 5.17 ± 0.43(12) | 5.75 ± 1.08 (7) | 5.02 ± 0.75 (13) | 1.49 | 0.2320n.s. |
| Tergite 7 th W | 7.98 ± 0.36 (8) | 8.55 ± 0.96(12) | 9.32 ± 1.60 (7) | 9.21 ± 1.14 (13) | 2.86 | 0.0499* |
| Sternite 7 th L | 4.17 ± 0.69 (8) | 4.54 ± 0.61(12) | 4.57 ± 0.78 (7) | 4.33 ± 0.56 (13) | 0.73 | 0.5380n.s. |
| Sternite 7 th W | 7.19 ± 0.64 (8) | 8.40 ± 1.00(12) | 9.38 ± 1.76 (7) | 9.12 ± 1.21 (13) | 5.71 | 0.0026** |
| Pectine L | 6.76 ± 0.54 (8) | 7.03 ± 1.24(12) | 8.15 ± 1.04 (7) | 7.96 ± 0.59 (13) | 5.13 | 0.0046* |
| Metasoma 1 st L | 6.15 ± 0.46 (8) | 6.87 ± 0.86(12) | 7.11 ± 1.08 (7) | 7.13 ± 0.60 (13) | 3.04 | 0.0409* |
| Metasoma 1 st W | 5.15 ± 0.40 (8) | 5.67 ± 0.61(12) | 6.72 ± 1.26 (7) | 6.00 ± 0.61 (13) | 6.06 | 0.0018** |
| Metasoma 1 st H | 4.65 ± 0.38 (8) | 5.13 ± 0.64(12) | 5.55 ± 0.92 (7) | 4.92 ± 0.79 (13) | 2.17 | 0.1083n.s. |
| Metasoma 2 nd L | 6.68 ± 0.57 (8) | 7.24 ± 0.92(12) | 7.95 ± 1.18 (7) | 7.68 ± 0.62 (13) | 3.67 | 0.0208* |
| Metasoma 2 nd W | 5.56 ± 0.44 (8) | 6.21 ± 1.07(12) | 7.12 ± 1.48 (7) | 6.59 ± 0.79 (13) | 3.51 | 0.0246* |
| Metasoma 2 nd H | 4.84 ± 0.42 (8) | 5.45 ± 0.79(12) | 6.14 ± 1.26 (7) | 5.69 ± 0.65 (13) | 3.58 | 0.0230* |
| Metasoma 3 rd L | 6.90 ± 0.53 (8) | 7.54 ± 0.93(12) | 8.15 ± 1.31 (7) | 7.92 ± 0.69 (13) | 3.19 | 0.0347* |
| Metasoma 3 rd W | 5.83 ± 0.64 (8) | 6.66 ± 1.17(12) | 7.71 ± 1.68 (7) | 7.00 ± 0.89 (13) | 3.82 | 0.0178* |
| Metasoma 3 rd H | 5.29 ± 0.44 (8) | 6.28 ± 1.15 (12) | 7.05 ± 1.48 (7) | 6.36 ± 0.89 (13) | 3.69 | 0.0204* |
| Metasoma 4 th L | 7.40 ± 0.62 (8) | 8.20 ± 1.11(12) | 8.68 ± 1.27 (7) | 8.55 ± 0.71 (13) | 3.09 | 0.0387* |
| Metasoma 4 th W | 5.68 ± 0.70 (8) | 6.49 ± 1.10(12) | 7.62 ± 1.31 (7) | 6.96 ± 0.92 (13) | 4.98 | 0.0053** |
| Metasoma 4 th H | 5.18 ± 0.51 (8) | 6.13 ± 1.07(12) | 7.28 ± 2.09 (7) | 6.25 ± 0.91 (13) | 3.90 | 0.0163* |
| Metasoma 5 th L | 9.03 ± 0.71 (8) | 10.18 ± 1.67(12) | 11.22 ± 1.73 (7) | 10.49 ± 1.11 (13) | 3.42 | 0.0272* |
| Metasoma 5 th W | 5.14 ± 0.59 (8) | 5.77 ± 0.92(12) | 6.72 ± 1.25 (7) | 6.04 ± 0.75 (13) | 4.18 | 0.0122* |
| Metasoma 5 th H | 4.26 ± 0.43 (8) | 4.79 ± 0.79(12) | 5.56 ± 1.09 (7) | 4.99 ± 0.67 (13) | 3.77 | 0.0187* |
| Telson L | 7.72 ± 0.57 (8) | 8.16 ± 0.82(12) | 9.20 ± 1.08 (7) | 8.97 ± 0.76 (13) | 6.30 | 0.0015** |
| Vesicle L | 4.58 ± 0.42 (8) | 5.33 ± 1.16(12) | 5.05 ± 0.60 (7) | 5.34 ± 0.91 (13) | 1.48 | 0.2351n.s. |
| Vesicle W | 3.25 ± 0.32 (8) | 3.37 ± 0.63(12) | 4.00 ± 0.68 (7) | 3.59 ± 0.40 (13) | 3.06 | 0.0401* |
| Vesicle H | 2.85 ± 0.36 (8) | 2.73 ± 0.50(12) | 3.19 ± 0.52 (7) | 3.07 ± 0.34 (13) | 2.13 | 0.1123n.s. |
| Femur L | 6.62 ± 0.58 (8) | 7.36 ± 1.03(12) | 7.77 ± 1.27 (7) | 7.15 ± 0.88 (13) | 1.92 | 0.1430n.s. |
| Femur W | 2.39 ± 0.15 (8) | 2.66 ± 0.48(12) | 2.74 ± 0.44 (7) | 2.66 ± 0.35 (13) | 1.24 | 0.3077n.s. |
| Femur H | 1.86 ± 0.14 (8) | 3.79 ± 3.69(12) | 2.18 ± 0.44 (7) | 2.19 ± 0.25 (13) | 1.95 | 0.1389n.s. |
| Patella L | 7.70 ± 0.59 (8) | 8.50 ± 1.05(12) | 9.37 ± 1.46 (7) | 8.69 ± 0.71 (13) | 3.87 | 0.0169* |
| Patella W | 3.12 ± 0.21 (8) | 3.53 ± 0.58(12) | 3.89 ± 0.72 (7) | 3.70 ± 0.51 (13) | 2.97 | 0.0442* |
| Patella H | 2.51 ± 0.28 (8) | 2.77 ± 0.48(12) | 3.32 ± 0.68 (7) | 3.07 ± 0.46 (13) | 4.21 | 0.0118* |
| Pediplap chela L | 13.75 ± 1.26 (8) | 15.26 ± 2.08(12) | 16.39 ± 2.62 (7) | 15.58 ± 1.61 (13) | 2.58 | 0.0682n.s. |
| Pedipalp chela manus L | 4.98 ± 0.51 (8) | 5.30 ± 0.92(12) | 5.88 ± 1.51 (7) | 5.70 ± 0.80 (13) | 1.53 | 0.2231n.s. |
| Pedipalp chela manus W | 2.65 ± 0.43 (8) | 3.31 ± 0.75(12) | 3.71 ± 0.95 (7) | 3.65 ± 0.65 (13) | 3.93 | 0.0158* |
| Pedipalp chela manus H | 3.21 ± 0.48 (8) | 3.84 ± 0.88(12) | 4.38 ± 1.03 (7) | 4.45 ± 0.84 (13) | 4.24 | 0.0114* |
| Movable finger L | 8.91 ± 1.22 (8) | 10.11 ± 1.17(12) | 10.91 ± 1.81 (7) | 10.25 ± 0.79 (13) | 3.66 | 0.0211* |
Notes.
Significant difference, (P < 0.05: *; P < 0.01: **; P < 0.001: ***).