Table 4 in Two new species of the genus Milnesium Doyere, 1840 (Tardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae) from Madagascar

Table 4. Measurements and pt values of selected morphological structures of adult females of Milnesium matheusi sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N - number of specimens/structures measured, RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD - standard deviation, pt - ratio of the length of a given structure to the length of the buccal tube expressed as a percentage).CharacterNRangeMeanSDHolotypeµmptµmptµmptµmptBody length6630-766---691-45-766-Peribuccal papillae length510.0-12.018.6-22.111.019.90.81.511.818.9Lateral papillae length79.4-10.716.5-19.710.018.10.41.210.316.5Buccal tubeLength951.3-62.5---56.6-3.8-62.5-Stylet support insertion point934.5-42.366.1-69.438.467.82.41.341.566.4Anterior width925.2-35.947.6-57.928.951.03.23.131.450.2Standard width923.1-31.142.4-50.826.346.52.73.029.447.0Posterior width923.0-30.241.1-50.325.745.32.63.128.946.2Standard width/length ratio942%-51%---46%-3%-47%-Posterior/anterior width ratio984%-94%---89%-4%-92%-Claw 1 lengthsExternal primary branch917.2-21.830.2-35.218.933.31.51.621.834.9External base + secondary branch913.3-16.723.5-27.915.026.51.21.516.626.6External spur73.5-5.36.4-9.64.47.80.71.3??External branches length ratio976%-82%---80%-2%-76%-Internal primary branch916.0-21.130.2-34.518.332.31.61.621.133.8Internal base + secondary branch913.3-16.624.5-27.314.826.21.11.016.326.1Internal spur93.3-5.56.1-10.54.47.70.81.45.58.8Internal branches length ratio977%-88%---81%-4%-77%-Claw 2 lengthsExternal primary branch817.4-21.232.9-36.519.534.91.41.421.233.9External base + secondary branch713.7-17.024.5-27.515.026.71.11.217.027.2External spur33.9-4.97.2-7.84.47.60.50.44.97.8External branches length ratio772%-81%---77%-3%-80%-Internal primary branch816.8-20.531.1-35.718.733.31.31.520.232.3Internal base + secondary branch913.0-16.325.0-27.914.726.01.10.916.326.1Internal spur93.4-5.86.1-10.34.47.80.81.54.77.5Internal branches length ratio874%-81%---78%-3%-81%-Claw 3 lengthsExternal primary branch519.7-21.032.3-38.320.535.70.62.5??External base + secondary branch614.2-16.324.5-28.415.427.10.71.5??External spur53.5-5.26.4-9.34.47.70.71.1??External branches length ratio572%-82%---75%-4%-?-Internal primary branch518.9-20.431.3-36.519.734.30.62.0??Internal base + secondary branch613.7-16.023.7-28.214.926.20.81.9??Internal spur53.8-5.67.0-9.74.88.30.71.1??Internal branches length ratio570%-79%---75%-4%-?-Claw 4 lengthsAnterior primary branch719.6-23.035.1-39.820.937.21.31.523.036.8Anterior base + secondary branch714.6-17.226.3-29.415.828.20.91.117.227.5Anterior spur64.1-6.37.5-11.55.49.70.91.66.09.6Anterior branches length ratio771%-80%---76%-4%-75%-Posterior primary branch720.5-24.038.1-41.321.838.91.11.124.038.4Posterior base + secondary branch715.2-17.726.9-29.616.128.60.81.017.728.3Posterior spur74.4-5.87.6-10.35.29.30.61.15.58.8Posterior branches length ratio770%-76%---74%-2%-74%-