Table 6 Descriptive statistics for the measurements and counts for males of Ph. creticus n. sp.

Flagellomere 1 (A III)

45

285–406

340

28.13

Flagellomere 2 (A IV)

45

132–173

150.8

11.52

Flagellomere 3 (A V)

44

127–168

148.4

10.47

Flagellomere 1/flagellomere 2 + flagellomere 3

44

1.01–1.25

1.13

0.05

Labrum

50

237–310

264.2

15.4

Flagellomere 1/labrum

45

1.14–1.53

1.29

0.09

Parameral sheath length

54

178–219

195.3

10.84

Distance between the tubercle and the top of the parameral sheath

54

8–21

15.3

2.49

Gonocoxite length

53

345–451

405.2

22.28

Beginning of the tuft of internal setae of the gonocoxite

53

100–191

148.4

17.7

% beginning vs gonocoxite length

53

29–43

36.5

2.85

Ending of the tuft of internal setae of the gonocoxite

53

212–305

260.3

19.01

% ending vs gonocoxite length

53

60–68

64.2

1.91

Tuft length

53

92–129

111.9

8.36

% tuft length vs gonocoxite length

53

22–33

27.7

2.26

Median tuft position vs gonocoxite

53

45–55

50.4

2.15

Sperm pump

26

119–157

133.2

9.61

Aedeagal ducts

31

725–1082

935.6

86.07

Aedeagal ducts/sperm pump

26

6–8

6.95

0.66

Number of setae

50

54–85

69.3

6.69

Gonocoxal internal setae area (µ²)

43

2553–4360

3465

460.78

Mean µ² per seta of the gonocoxal internal tuft

43

40–64

50.4

4.61