Instar | Length, µm (mean ± SD) | S | Width, µm (mean ± SD) | S | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Female | Male | |||
Larva-body | ||||||
N2 | 250.8 ± 9.7 | 278.0 ± 6.6 | *** | 115.4 ± 5.3 | 127.2 ± 3.4 | *** |
N3 | 272.6 ± 11.6 | 303.6 ± 9.8 | *** | 121.5 ± 5.9 | 132.2 ± 5.2 | *** |
N4 | 285.1 ± 8.2 | 312.2 ± 8.2 | *** | 126.6 ± 8.9 | 142.8 ± 2.8 | *** |
N5 | 285.9 ± 23.3 | 315.0 ± 12.7 | *** | 136.5 ± 11.5 | 144.4 ± 6.6 | *** |
Cypris | 238.4 ± 5.1a | 276.5 ± 6.9b | *** | – | – | |
Larva-Furca | ||||||
N2 | 37.8 ± 3.1 | 43.0 ± 5.0 | ** | 22.0 ± 1.6 | 23.7 ± 1.4 | *** |
N3 | 48.4 ± 6.5 | 55.1 ± 5.6 | *** | 23.0 ± 1.8 | 26.8 ± 1.9 | *** |
N4 | 48.3 ± 7.0 | 47.2 ± 7.0 | p = 0.478 | 24.3 ± 2.2 | 27.6 ± 2.6 | *** |
N5 | 38.4 ± 6.8 | 39.1 ± 7.5 | p = 0.8344 | 21.8 ± 1.8 | 20.5 ± 1.9 | ** |