Table 2 Morphological measurements of the arolium acanthae and the body length. Categories (cat.) For density correspond to narrow = minimum distance 3 μm and wide = minimum distance 5 μm
From: Diversity of attachment systems in heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) – highly specialized, but uniform
species | sex | aspect ratio | distance (min-max) [µm] | density (cat.) | body length (min-max) [mm] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. biedouwense | female | ≤ 1:4 | 5–15 | wide | 13.0–19.4 |
K. biedouwense | male | ≤ 1:4 | 3–6 | narrow | 11.3–15.6 |
K. botterkloofense | female | ≤ 1:6 | 3–9 | narrow | 11.3–15.6 |
K. botterkloofense | male | ≤ 1:3 | 5–10 | wide | 9.1–12.5 |
H. montaguense | male | ≤ 1:5 | 5–10 | wide | 13.1 |
A. rawsonvillense | female | ≤ 1:4 | 5–10 | wide | 9.1–21.1 |
A. gansbaaiense | female | ≤ 1:6 | 5–15 | wide | 16.2–21.1 |
A. gansbaaiense | male | ≤ 1:6 | 5–15 | wide | 13.1 |
N. ookiepense | female | ≤ 1:4 | 5–10 | wide | 13.1–19.3 |
V. clanwilliamense | female | ≤ 1:3 | 5–15 | wide | 14.0–16.0 |
V. clanwilliamense | male | ≤ 1:3 | 5–10 | wide | 11.2–14.0 |
S. paresisense | female | ≤ 1:5 | 3–6 | narrow | 16.8–20.5 |
S. paresisense | male | ≤ 1:4 | 3–6 | narrow | 16.6–19.8 |
M. kudubergense | female | ≤ 1:5 | 3–6 | narrow | 16.3–21.3 |
M. zephyra | female | ≤ 1:5 | 3–6 | narrow | 19.7–23.6 |
T. gladiator | female | ≤ 1:5 | 3–6 | narrow | 18.5 |
T. gladiator | male | ≤ 1:5 | 3–6 | narrow | 26.0 |