Table 5. Measurements (in μm) of selected morphological structures of eggs of Mesobiotus vulpinus 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 |
3 |
66,2 |
– |
67,3 |
66,7 |
0,6 |
| Egg full diameter |
3 |
125,4 |
– |
131,0 |
128,8 |
3,0 |
| Process height |
9 |
29,8 |
– |
36,1 |
33,0 |
2,4 |
| Process base width |
9 |
15,9 |
– |
19,0 |
18,0 |
0,9 |
| Process base/height ratio |
9 |
50% |
– |
63% |
55% |
4% |
| Inter-process distance |
9 |
2,0 |
– |
7,4 |
5,0 |
1,9 |
| Number of processes on the egg circumference |
3 |
9 |
– |
9 |
9,0 |
0,0 |