Table 4 Measurements (in mm) of and comparisons between F₁ males from pure tick lines

Idiosoma length

G1

3.33 ± 0.16

3.10–3.53

F _{(1, 18)} = 7.039

0.016

G2

3.52 ± 0.17

3.23–3.75

Idiosoma width

G1

1.72 ± 0.09

1.60–1.90

F _{(1, 18)} = 7.039

< 0.00001

G2

1.92 ± 0.10

1.80–2.10

Scutum length

G1

2.87 ± 0.11

2.73–3.02

F_{(1, 18)} = 2.572

0.126

G2

2.96 ± 0.15

2.73–3.13

Scutum width

G1

1.55 ± 0.07

1.41–1.65

F _{(1, 18)} = 10.198

0.005

G2

1.70 ± 0.13

1.55–2.02

Capitulum length

G1

0.50 ± 0.06

0.37–0.58

F _{(1, 18)} = 11.066

0.004

G2

0.57 ± 0.04

0.52–0.61

Basis capituli length

G1

0.27 ± 0.03

0.20–0.30

F _{(1, 18)} = 7.000

0.016

G2

0.30 ± 0.02

0.30–0.30

Basis capituli width

G1

0.72 ± 0.03

0.68–0.76

F_{(1, 18)} = 10.245

0.045

G2

0.77 ± 0.04

0.70–0.82

Hypostome length

G1

0.23 ± 0.06

0.08–0.28

F_{(1, 18)} = 4.607

0.046

G2

0.27 ± 0.03

0.22–0.32

Palpal length

G1

0.31 ± 0.02

0.28–0.35

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.352

0.560

G2

0.31 ± 0.02

0.28–0.35

Adanal plate length

G1

0.89 ± 0.07

0.79–1.00

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.472

0.501

G2

0.92 ± 0.07

0.83–0.99

Adanal plate width

G1

0.36 ± 0.04

0.30–0.43

F _{(1, 18)} = 4.863

0.041

G2

0.39 ± 0.02

0.36–0.42

Adanal plate length/width ratio

G1

2.51 ± 0.11

2.28–2.70

F _{(1, 18)} = 8.920

0.008

G2

2.36 ± 0.11

2.20–2.61

Dorsal prolongation of spiracular plate width

G1

0.07 ± 0.01

0.06–0.08

F_{(1, 18)} = 1.521

0.233

G2

0.07 ± 0.01

0.06–0.09

First festoon width

G1

0.13 ± 0.02

0.10–0.15

F _{(1, 18)} = 21.550

< 0.00001

G2

0.16 ± 0.01

0.14–0.17

DPSP/AF ratio^a

G1

0.51 ± 0.08

0.45–0.63

F _{(1, 18)} = 4.865

0.041

G2

0.45 ± 0.04

0.41–0.53