Table 3 Morphometric attributes of Anopheles culicifacies sibling species A, D and E eggs

 EGGL

415.75 ± 3.63^a (406.00–432.00)

391.24 ± 8.94 (366.30–411.70)

409.03 ± 2.79 (404.80–414.30)

4.532

0.037

 EGGW

124.42 ± 2.82^a (114.00–134.00)

137.76 ± 3.40 (128.70–145.18)

140.13 ± 6.55 (130.00–152.40)

5.315

0.024

 ELWR

3.34 ± 0.06 (3.10–3.56)

2.84 ± 0.07 (2.64–3.10)

2.92 ± 0.12 (2.72–3.14)

13.072

0.001

 DECL

400 ± 6.06^a (380.00–416.00)

340.80 ± 15.95 (316.00–403.92)

395.50 ± 4.37 (390.30–404.20)

8.599

0.007

 DECW

41.20 ± 1.96^a (36.00–48.00)

44.12 ± 4.74 (40.20–54.00)

15.60 ± 0.74 (14.16–16.64)

21.166

< 0.001

 DEMW

33.60 ± 2.78^a (28.00–44.00)

34.96 ± 2.79 (29.84–40.00)

9.93 ± 1.00 (8.00–11.40)

23.440

< 0.001

 DECA

14,968 ± 1016.04a (12,800.00–18,768.00)

12,824.75 ± 115.48 (10,287.00–14,852.00)

6174.90 ± 349.48 (5526.90–6725.80)

18.409

< 0.001

 ATUN

3.75 ± 0.25 (3.00–5.00)

2.60 ± 0.24 (2.00–3.00)

3.20 ± 0.20 (3.00–4.00)

5.606

0.015

 PTUN

3.12 ± 0.12 (3.00–4.00)

2.60 ± 0.24 (2.00–3.00)

2.60 ± 0.40 (2.00–4.00)

1.742

0.209

 ATLN

5.62 ± 0.15 (5.00–6.33)

7.24 ± 0.64 (6.00–9.00)

7.10 ± 0.29 (6.66–7.66)

8.036

0.006

 PTLN

5.85 ± 0.35 (5.85–8.00)

7.23 ± 0.64 (6.00–9.00)

7.00 ± 0.28 (6.50–7.50)

2.920

0.093

 MICA

326.32 ± 10.41a (291.00–380.00)

252.52 ± 7.21 (236.60–271.60)

226.60 ± 20.05 (188.60–256.70)

19.114

< 0.001

 MICDR

50.88 ± 1.10 (46.98–54.35)

42.05 ± 1.19 (39.42–45.26)

37.76 ± 3.34 (31.43–42.78)

17.453

< 0.001

 MIDN

6.42 ± 0.20 (6.00–7.00)

6.00 + 0.00 (6.00–6.00)

6.00 + 0.00 (6.00–6.00)

2.062

0.174

 FLOL

283.07 ± 4.27^a (264.00–297.00)

250.06 ± 6.73 (232.00–268.94)

293.57 ± 4.22 (285.60–300.00)

15.445

< 0.001

 FLOW

73.70 ± 2.04^a (70.00–82.92)

66.12 ± 2.48 (59.40–71.40)

89.76 ± 2.74 (84.90–94.40)

18.266

< 0.001

 FLWR

3.86 ± 0.11 (3.30–4.22)

3.85 ± 0.11 (3.66–4.06)

3.27 ± 0.13 (3.02–3.47)

5.718

0.020

 FRIN

24.0 ± 0.95 (22.00–27.00)

18.60 ± 0.40 (18.00–20.00)

22.00 ± 0.57 (21.00–23.00)

11.833

0.001

 FLELP

68.0 ± 1.32 (61.11–71.42)

63.89 ± 0.88 (61.55–65.90)

71.76 ± 1.44 (68.90–73.50)

7.170

0.009

 FLEWR

2.25 ± 0.05 (2.09–2.49)

1.82 ± 0.03 (1.74–1.91)

2.10 ± 0.12 (1.87–2.30)

14.710

< 0.001

 FWRR

3.09 ± 0.12 (2.66–3.63)

3.62 ± 0.10 (3.30–3.75)

4.08 ± 0.19 (3.69–4.29)

3.436

0.066

 FLPR

11.94 ± 0.41 (10.52–13.45)

13.44 ± 0.53 (11.60–14.94)

13.36 ± 0.46 (12.83–14.28)

3.436

0.066

 FWEWR

0.58 ± 0.01 (0.53–0.63)

0.47 ± 0.01 (0.43–0.52)

0.64 ± 0.02 (0.61–0.70)

13.898

< 0.001