Table 5 Measurements (in mm) of and comparisons between F₁ females from pure tick lines

Idiosoma length

G1

3.27 ± 0.18

3.00–3.54

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.022

0.885

G2

3.26 ± 0.14

2.92–3.42

Idiosoma width

G1

1.56 ± 0.08

1.50–1.70

F_{(1, 18)} = 1.694

0.210

G2

1.60 ± 0.07

1.50–1.70

Scutum length

G1

1.57 ± 0.07

1.44–1.64

F _{(1, 18)} = 7.704

0.012

G2

1.63 ± 0.04

1.58–1.70

Scutum width

G1

1.37 ± 0.08

1.27–1.51

F_{(1, 18)} = 1.662

0.214

G2

1.41 ± 0.04

1.37–1.48

Capitulum length

G1

0.62 ± 0.04

0.57–0.67

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.890

0.358

G2

0.64 ± 0.04

0.58–0.69

Basis capituli length

G1

0.30 ± 0.03

0.30–0.40

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.859

0.366

G2

0.30 ± 0.01

0.30–0.30

Basis capituli width

G1

0.82 ± 0.02

0.78–0.84

F _{(1, 18)} = 5.468

0.031

G2

0.84 ± 0.02

0.79–0.86

Hypostome length

G1

0.32 ± 0.02

0.29–0.36

F_{(1, 18)} = 3.115

0.095

G2

0.34 ± 0.04

0.28–0.39

Palpal length

G1

0.38 ± 0.02

0.35–0.40

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.692

0.416

G2

0.37 ± 0.01

0.35–0.38

Dorsal prolongation of spiracular plate width

G1

0.07 ± 0.01

0.06–0.08

F_{(1, 18)} = 0.367

0.552

G2

0.07 ± 0.01

0.06–0.08

First festoon width

G1

0.18 ± 0.02

0.15–0.21

F_{(1, 18)} = 1.429

0.247

G2

0.17 ± 0.01

0.15–0.18