Table 3. Measurements (in μm) of selected morphological structures of eggs of Mesobiotus efa sp. nov. Abbreviations: N = number of eggs/structures measured, range refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation).
| CHARACTER |
N |
RANGE |
MEAN |
SD |
| Egg bare diameter |
10 |
67.5 |
– |
69.1 |
68.3 |
1.1 |
| Egg full diameter |
10 |
97.3 |
– |
104.1 |
100.7 |
4.8 |
| Process height |
30 |
11.1 |
– |
21.6 |
15.0 |
2.4 |
| Process base width |
30 |
7.6 |
– |
14.2 |
10.3 |
1.6 |
| Process base/height ratio |
30 |
49% |
– |
103% |
70% |
12% |
| Inter-process distance |
15 |
2.2 |
– |
6.6 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
| Number of processes on the egg circumference |
10 |
12 |
– |
14 |
13.0 |
1.4 |