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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Intraspecific morphometric variation among males of Aulacobothrus luteipes (Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) from two different geographical regions
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Muthu Suganya, Kannayiram Manimegalai
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to examine the variation in length of body, antenna, head, pronotum, forewing and hind femur in the males of Aulacobothrus luteipes from two different region of Coimbatore. Specimens were collected using sweep net method. Morphometric parameters were calculated using Excel and PAST program. The minimum and maximum length of body parts of male population from two different locations were statistically different from each other. The mean ± standard deviation revealed the length of measured parts (body, antenna, forewing, hind femur) varied with the two geographical sites, while head length and pronotum length showed a similarity with size. Regression analyses of different morphometric structures of male population showed strong positive correlation coefficient within both sites. The principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis also revealed similarity and dissimilarity of male population from two regions. The statistical results of the study confirmed that the existence of some morphological differences of male population of A. luteipes from different locations.
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Pages:180-185
How to cite this article:
Muthu Suganya, Kannayiram Manimegalai "Intraspecific morphometric variation among males of <em>Aulacobothrus luteipes</em> (Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) from two different geographical regions ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 180-185
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