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Table 2 Measurements (mean ± standard deviation) of key structures of Rhipicephalus ticks examined in this study

From: Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds

Species

Sex ( n)

IL

IB

SL

SB

CL

CB

BCL

BCB

APL

APB

AP ratio

ST

F1

ST/F1 ratio

R. bursa

F (6)

6.4±0.2

3.8±0.4

2.5±0.2

2.7±0.2

1.4±0.1

1.6±0.1

0.5±0.1

1.6±0.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.5±0.1

0.3±0.1

 

M (11)

5.7±0.6

3.5±0.4

4.7±0.5

3.1±0.4

1.2±0.1

1.3±0.1

0.5±0.1

1.2±0.1

1.7±0.3

0.9±0.2

1.9±0.2

0.1±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.3±0.1

R. guilhoni

F (1)

6.3

4.0

2.3

2.1

1.0

1.3

0.4

1.2

n.a.

na

n.a.

0.2

n.d.

n.d.

 

M (4)

4.3±0.1

2.3±0.1

3.5±0.1

2.1±0.1

0.9±0.1

1.0±0.0

0.4±0.0

1.0±0.0

1.2±0.1

0.5±0.0

2.4±0.1

0.2±0.0

0.5±0.7

0.7±0.4

R. mushamae

F (2)

6.8±0.1

3.4±0.1

2.6±0.1

2.7±0.0

1.4±0.1

1.4±0.0

0.5±0.0

1.5±0.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.2±0.0

0.5±0.0

0.5±0.1

 

M (4)

6.2±0.6

3.5±0.3

5.2±0.5

3.3±0.3

1.2±0.1

1.2±0.1

0.5±0.0

1.2±0.1

1.6±0.3

0.7±0.2

2.2±0.2

0.2±0.0

0.4±0.0

0.6±0.1

R. pusillus

F (2)

2.3±0.1

1.3±0.1

1.1±0.1

1.0±0.0

0.6±0.0

0.6±0.0

0.2±0.0

0.6±0.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.2±0.0

0.4±0.1

 

M (1)

1.9

1.1

1.5

1.0

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.2

2.0

0.0

0.1

0.4

R. sanguineus s.l.

F (30)a

4.6±0.7

2.6±0.4

1.9±0.2

1.8±0.2

1.0±0.2

1.1±0.2

0.3±0.1

1.0±0.2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.5±0.2

 

M (55)

4.2±1.0

2.4±0.7

3.4±0.8

2.0±0.5

0.8±0.2

0.9±0.2

0.3±0.1

0.9±0.2

1.0±0.3

0.4±0.1

2.3±0.2

0.1±0.0

0.2±0.0

0.5±0.1

R. turanicus

F (33)a

4.9±0.7

2.7±0.4

2.1±0.3

2.0±0.3

1.1±0.1

1.2±0.1

0.4±0.1

1.2±0.1

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.2±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.6±0.1

 

M (49)

4.7±1.3

2.6±0.8

3.8±1.0

2.3±0.6

0.9±0.3

1.0±0.3

0.4±0.1

1.0±0.3

1.3±0.4

0.5±0.2

2.5±0.2

0.1±0.0

0.2±0.1

0.7±0.1

R. sp. I

F (10)

5.5±0.5

3.2±0.4

2.0±0.2

2.0±0.2

1.2±0.1

1.2±0.2

0.4±0.1

1.2±0.1

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.4±0.1

 

M (19)

4.9±0.6

2.9±0.4

3.9±0.5

2.4±0.3

1.0±0.1

1.0±0.1

0.4±0.1

1.0±0.1

1.3±0.3

0.5±0.1

2.4±0.2

0.1±0.0

0.2±0.0

0.4±0.1

R. sp. II

F (9)

4.9±1.1

2.7±0.5

2.0±0.4

2.0±0.4

1.1±0.2

1.2±0.3

0.4±0.1

1.1±0.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.5±0.2

 

M (28)

5.3±1.0

3.1±0.6

4.3±0.8

2.7±0.5

1.1±0.2

1.2±0.2

0.4±0.1

1.1±0.2

1.4±0.3

0.6±0.1

2.3±0.2

0.1±0.0

0.3±0.1

0.4±0.1

R. sp. III

F (3)

4.1±1.9

2.4±1.3

1.6±0.2

1.5±0.4

0.8±0.1

0.9±0.2

0.3±0.1

0.9±0.2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.1±0.0

0.2±0.0

0.5±0.3

 

M (4)

3.3±0.2

2.0±0.2

2.5±0.2

1.6±0.1

0.7±0.0

0.7±0.1

0.2±0.0

0.7±0.1

0.9±0.1

0.4±0.0

2.4±0.1

0.1±0.0

0.1±0.1

1.0±0.2

R. sp. IV

F (1)

5.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.2

1.2

0.5

1.2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.3

0.3

0.8

 

M (1)

4.3

2.5

3.6

2.0

0.9

1.0

0.4

0.9

1.0

0.5

2.3

0.2

0.2

1.0

  1. aAn engorged female was excluded.
  2. Abbreviations: IL: idiosomal length, IB: idiosomal breadth, SL: scutal length, SB: scutal breadth, CL: capitulum length, CB: capitulum breadth, BCL: basis capituli length, BCB: basis capitulum breadth, APL: adanal plate length, APB: adanal plate breadth, AP: ratio adanal plate length/breadth ration, ST: dorsal tail of spiracular plate, F1: first festoon, ST/F1: dorsal tail of spiracular plate/first festoon ratio, n.a: not applied, n.d: not done.
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