Table 5 in Two new species of the genus Milnesium Doyere, 1840 (Tardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae) from Madagascar

Table 5. Measurements and pt values of selected morphological structures of adult males (with modified claws I) 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).CharacterNRangeMeanSDµmptµmptµmptBody length2409-428---419-13-Peribuccal papillae length33.0-3.98.9-11.33.510.20.51.2Lateral papillae length35.6-6.016.2-17.85.917.10.20.8Buccal tubeLength333.8-34.5---34.2-0.4-Stylet support insertion point221.2-22.362.7-64.621.863.70.81.4Anterior width39.4-11.227.8-32.610.530.81.02.6Standard width39.1-9.826.9-28.59.527.80.40.8Posterior width39.4-10.227.8-29.69.828.70.40.9Standard width/length ratio327%-28%---28%-1%-Posterior/anterior width ratio388%-100%---94%-6%-Claw 1 lengthsExternal primary branch215.8-16.345.9-48.216.147.10.41.6External base + secondary branch314.1-15.041.7-43.514.642.70.50.9External spur23.2-3.49.3-9.93.39.60.10.4External branches length ratio287%-94%---90%-5%-Internal primary branch314.9-15.743.2-46.415.445.10.51.7Internal base + secondary branch314.0-14.540.6-42.914.241.40.31.3Internal spur33.0-3.78.9-10.73.49.90.40.9Internal branches length ratio389%-94%---92%-2%-Claw 2 lengthsExternal primary branch216.9-17.949.0-53.017.451.00.72.8External base + secondary branch113.2-13.239.1-39.113.239.1??External spur13.5-3.510.4-10.43.510.4??External branches length ratio174%-74%---74%-?-Internal primary branch316.4-16.947.5-50.016.748.80.31.2Internal base + secondary branch212.7-12.837.2-37.612.837.40.10.3Internal spur23.5-5.010.4-14.54.312.41.13.0Internal branches length ratio275%-76%---76%-1%-Claw 3 lengthsExternal primary branch316.2-17.447.1-51.516.849.00.62.3External base + secondary branch212.1-12.835.2-37.912.536.50.51.9External spur13.9-3.911.3-11.33.911.3??External branches length ratio274%-75%---74%-1%-Internal primary branch314.8-17.043.0-50.316.046.71.13.6Internal base + secondary branch212.7-13.037.6-37.812.937.70.20.2Internal spur22.9-4.08.4-11.83.510.10.82.4Internal branches length ratio275%-88%---81%-9%-Claw 4 lengthsAnterior primary branch316.3-17.047.4-49.316.648.50.41.0Anterior base + secondary branch212.4-12.936.7-37.512.737.10.40.6Anterior spur13.8-3.811.0-11.03.811.0??Anterior branches length ratio275%-79%---77%-3%-Posterior primary branch317.7-18.851.3-54.718.353.40.61.8Posterior base + secondary branch312.7-13.737.1-39.813.138.20.61.5Posterior spur23.0-4.18.7-11.93.610.30.82.3Posterior branches length ratio369%-73%---72%-2%-