Table 2 Morphometric data of the animals and eggs (measurements are in μm). n, number of analyzed specimens; totl, animal total length; btl, buccal tube length; btd, buccal tube diameter; pt, pt index; ssi, stylet support insertion on the buccal tube; mrl, macroplacoid row length; ecII, length of the external claw of the second leg pair; pcIV, length of the posterior claw of the hind leg; s.d., standard deviation

Clare

Mean (s.d.)

652.8 (120.1)

49.7 (3.9)

8.2 (0.7)

16.5 (1.5)

40.3 (3.2)

81.1 (1.5)

32.8 (4.0)

65.8 (5.8)

13.9 (1.0)

28.1 (2.6)

14.8 (1.3)

29.9 (2.4)

74.0 (2.6)

20.2 (1.5)

18.8 (1.2)

15.4 (1.2)

Island

Range

385.0–770.0

41.6–55.1

7.3–9.8

14.1–18.9

33.4–43.6

78.4–83.3

24.8–38.9

56.9–74.5

11.9–15.5

25.1–33.4

12.3–16.5

25.6–33.7

70.3–78.2

17.1–22.1

17.2–21.2

12–18

Pondel

Mean (s.d.)

348.2 (58.1)

36.8 (4.9)

5.8 (1.0)

15.6 (0.9)

29.4 (4.4)

79.8 (1.9)

20.8 (4.3)

55.9 (4.6)

10.6 (1.7)

29.0 (3.9)

11.3 (2.0)

30.7 (4.0)

70.8 (6.0)

12.9 (1.8)

14.9 (2.3)

18.0 (1.3)

Range

293.9–462.9

30.5–46.1

4.5–7.5

14.6–16.9

23.3–38.4

76.2–83.3

15.6–49.5

49.5–64.8

8.1–14.1

21.1–34.8

8.6–14.9

22.4–37.6

60.1–79.2

10.2–15.2

12.3–18.2

16–25

Rocchetta

Mean (s.d.)

619.3 (158.9)

53.8 (5.0)

9.6 (1.2)

17.8 (1.4)

43.2 (4.1)

80.4 (0.9)

33.5 (4.2)

62.2 (3.5)

16.5 (1.9)

30.7 (2.7)

17.6 (0.8)

33.0 (3.3)

63.6 (2.6)

15.3 (1.7)

13.6 82.3)

20.1 (0.9)

Range

414.5–802.8

45.2–58.1

8.2–10.7

15.4–19.0

36.3–47.3

79.2–81.3

27.7–36.9

56.6–65.1

14.1–18.4

26.2–33.2

16.3–18.4

30.3–38.7

60.3–67.4

12.3–17.1

10.4–17.1

19–25

Passo

Mean (s.d.)

456 (155.5)

43.3 (6.3)

6.9 (1.5)

15.8 (1.4)

34.5 (4.8)

79.9 (3.9)

26.5 (5.6)

61.0 (6.6)

11.2 (2.0)

26.3 (2.7)

12.4 (1.6)

29.3 (4.6)

62.2 (3.0)

10.8 (1.2)

13.3 (0.9)

18.4 (1.6)

Ballino

Range

280.2–768.5

33.7–52.8

4.7–9.4

13.9–17.9

26.9–42.1

69.7–82.6

17.9–35.4

49.2–67.1

8.8–15.1

22.2–29.6

10.1–14.6

22.2–35.7

56.2–66.2

9.3–12.4

12.4–15.2

16–23

Piane di

Mean (s.d.)

535.2 (115.1)

46.9 (5.3)

7.2 (1.2)

15.3 (1.3)

37.7 (4.2)

80.3 (1.2)

27.5 (4.5)

58.5 (5.7)

14.2 (1.7)

30.3 (3.0)

14.4 (1.3)

31.2 (3.6)

62.8 (3.5)

16.8 (1.6)

15.4 (1.3)

18.1 (1.2)

Mocogno

Range

408.9–758.4

38.2–54.5

5.4–9.1

13.9–18.1

30.6–44.1

78.9–82.7

20.3–34.5

50.3–66-6

12.2–17.8

26.5–34.9

12.1–15.8

24.7–36.5

58.1–69.1

15.2–19.1

14.3–18.2

15–19

Formigine

Mean (s.d.)

515.4 (113.6)

44.7 (6.4)

6.9 (1.1)

15.5 (1.2)

36.0 (5.1)

80.5 (1.3)

26.9 (5.0)

60.0 (4.5)

14.6 (2.1)

33.1 (5.1)

15.6 (2.3)

35.1 (3.9)

70.3 (3.1)

14.1 (1.1)

16.1 (1.8)

16.9 (1.5)

Range

325.1–751.1

32.9–57.6

5.3–9.2

14.0–17.4

26.4–46.2

77.9–82.5

18.4–36.5

54.5–69.1

10.7–16.9

21.3–39.7

10.5–17.9

28.2–40.3

65.4–75.1

13.2–16.2

15.2–20.4

15–23

Riccò

Mean (s.d.)

519.2 (45.2)

47.1 (2.5)

7.8 (0.6)

16.5 (0.6)

38.2 (2.0)

81.1 (0.5)

28.7 (2.1)

60.7 (1.5)

14.1 (0.9)

30.3 (0.5)

15.3 (1.2)

32.4 (1.2)

69.7 (5.0)

15.6 (2.1)

14.9 (3.0)

19.3 (1.0)

Range

362.8–790.7

38.1–60.2

6.3–11.4

15.0–19.0

31.6–48.9

78.9–83.1

21.9–40.8

55.6–67.8

11.6–18.3

28.2–31.9

12.0–20.1

26.6–34.8

65.3–78.1

13.4–19.1

11.2–20.1

18–22

Gaggio

Mean (s.d.)

489.3 (118.1)

44.6 (4.9)

7.1 (1.1)

15.8 (1.1)

35.3 (4.0)

79.1 (1.9)

27.8 (4.9)

62.1 (4.8)

14.0 (1.2)

31.8 (4.2)

16.1 (1.4)

36.8 (3.8)

74.9 (3.3)

15.4 (1.2)

16.5 (1.9)

18.3 (2.0)

Range

370.5–715.7

38.6–52.0

5.4–8.5

14.1–17.5

29.8–40.7

77.3–81.7

23.1–34.1

56.6–70.1

12.6–15.8

25.9–36.8

14.1–17.5

30.6–41.7

68.2–78.2

14.1–17.3

13.1–18.1

18–26

Prodo

Mean (s.d.)

456.5 (81.6)

45.5 (3.1)

7.8 (0.7)

17.1 (1.0)

36.9 (2.6)

81.1 (1.7)

27.2 (2.6)

59.9 (2.7)

12.2 (1.3)

26.9 (2.4)

13.1 (1.1)

29.0 (3.3)

59.1 (2.6)

14.7 (2.2)

13.4 (2.0)

18.2 (1.9)

Range

344.7–610.0

38.6–49.4

6.7–8.9

15.1–18.4

30.8–39.9

78.2–84.4

21.8–30.3

54.2–63.2

10.0–14.2

22.2–30.6

11.9–14.9

25.9–37.1

55.3–62.3

12.1–18.3

10.4–16.3

16–21

Olbia

Mean (s.d.)

435.1 (73.5)

42.6 (4.7)

6.8 (1.2)

16.0 (1.8)

33.9 (4.0)

79.4 (1.9)

24.8 (4.4)

57.9 (5.7)

13.1 (2.1)

30.6 (3.0)

13.8 (2.4)

32.2 (3.4)

69.9 (6.0)

14.1 (2.2)

15.7 (1.5)

16.9 (1.2)

Range

298.8–536.7

32.2–48.6

5.1–9.1

12.5–18.8

24.9–38.8

76.2–82.6

16.4–29.4

49.2–67.6

8.8–15.5

27.1–35.4

9.0–16.9

28.0–37.5

61.4–82.2

12.3–18.2

14.2–18.1

15–20

P. fairbanksi

Mean (s.d.)

452,3 (113.0)

54.3 (5.8)

10.2 (1.6)

18,8 (2.2)

42.8 (4.5)

78.7 (1.8)

29.9 (4.0)

55.0 (2.3)

14.8 (1.7)

27.2 (1.4)

15.9 (2.0)

29.2 (1.5)

71.9 (6.6)

12.5 (1.4)

14.7 (2.7)

19.2 (1.5)

paratypes

Range

254.0–597.0

42.6–59.4

6.9–11.9

16.3–23.5

33.7–47.5

75.0–80.8

21.8–33.7

51.2–57.9

11.9–16.8

25.4–29.8

11.9–17.3

26.9–31.4

62.4–83.2

10.9–14.9

10.9–20.8

17–22