Table 2.
Biometrics (mean ± S.E.) of males of the different Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus groups. Different letters within the column indicate significant differences among group means (One-way ANOVA performed after Box-Cox transformation of data: EWF5,122 = 11.52; ELF5,122 = 46.58; PWF5,122 = 22.94; PLF5,121 = 10.84 followed by Tukey post-hoc test, p < 0.05).
| Groups | No. | EW ± SE (min-max) | EL ± SE (min-max) | PW ± SE (min-max) | PL ± SE (min-max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calabria/Messina | 33 | 103.94 ± 2.36 c | 166.45 ± 1.14 d | 71.55 ± 0.61 d | 58.36 ± 0.40 b |
| (86–150) | (151–178) | (65–81) | (55–63) | ||
| Spain/Balearic Is. | 18 | 108.28 ± 0.94 bc | 184.72 ± 1.79 b | 77.72 ± 1–16 bc | 63.33 ± 0.63 a |
| (100–114) | (170–200) | (70–88) | (59–68) | ||
| Tunisia | 13 | 116.62 ± 1.99 ab | 197.31 ± 2.97 a | 82.38 ± 1.06 a | 63.85 ± 0.96 a |
| (105–130) | (180–220) | (77–90) | (59–70) | ||
| Lampedusa | 23 | 113.43 ± 1.51 ab | 191.43 ± 1.70 ab | 81.61 ± 1.09 ab | 60.65 ± 0.96 b |
| (100–133) | (180–210) | (74–90) | (54–70) | ||
| Sardinia | 21 (20 for PL) | 124.71 ± 5.28 ab | 175.57 ± 1.79 c | 77.60 ± 0.70 c | 58.57 ± 0.72 b |
| (99–170) | (153–190) | (70–82) | (53–64) | ||
| Sicily | 20 | 131.00 ± 5.48 a | 177.25 ± 1.44 c | 76.15 ± 0.85 c | 60.45 ± 0.34 ab |
| (98–180) | (166–192) | (70–82) | (58–64) |