Research Article
Anatomic Morphometrics of the “Senene” Tettigoniid Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Conocephalidae) from North-West Tanzania
Table 3
Data matrix of sex dimorphism of
R. differens from Tanzania (
= 3,000).
| | | Male (♂) | Female (♀) |
Intersex Deviation
value
|
Inference | | | Range
(mm) | Mean (mm) | SD | SE | Range
(mm) | Mean (mm) | SD | SE |
| | Antennal length | 54–64 | 58 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 38–43 | 41 | 1.6 | 0.3 | <0.0001 | | Antennal segment
length | — | 0.37 | — | — | — | 0.26 | — | — | — | | | Body length | 30–42 | 35.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 33–42 | 38 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.007 | | | Tegminal length | 42–57 | 50 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 43–54 | 49 | 3.3 | 0.6 | <0.001 | | Metathoracic flap
length | 2.1–3.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | ♂ trait | Metathoracic nodule
length | — | — | — | — | 0.2–0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | — | ♀ trait | | Supraanal plate | Concave posteriorly |
The apical margin is evenly bilobed
and it is emarginated by a V-shaped
invagination medially | — | |
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