Improved Visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)—Part II: Alimentary Canal Components and Measurements

Table 2

Mean length (mm) and standard deviation (SD) of segment and total body length of Alphitobius diaperinus beetles and total body length of late instars (7–9th). Measured by microscopy on the anteroposterior axis.

Segment	Female (𝑛=10)		Male (𝑛=10)		Late instars (𝑛=10)
	Length	±SD	Length	±SD	Length	±SD
Head	1.094	±0.008^a	1.165	±0.013^a	—
Thorax	1.355	±0.010^a	1.382	±0.008^a	—
Abdomen	4.682	±0.030^b	4.333	±0.020^b	—
Total	7.131	±0.041^c	6.883	±0.031^c	12.80	±1.169^d

^a–dSample groups (late instar, female, and male) with the same letter are not significantly different (𝑃<0.05) (nonparametric 2-way ANOVA with Bonferroni posttests).