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Table 3. Comparison of character variability between sexes and populations of Tarsonemus nodosus Schaar. No. characters falling into the following classes of Population and variability coefficient (CV) kind of characters in males in females 0-5% 5.1-10% 10.1-15% 15% 0-5% 5.1-10% 10.1-15% 15% Field population direct measurements 2 34 35 14 15 43 8 1 ratios 7 30 15 5 17 23 2 0 total 9 64 50 19 32 66 10 1 Laboratory population direct measurements 4 37 22 22 18 40 8 1 ratios 7 24 17 9 13 25 4 0 total 11 61 39 31 31 65 12 1 Table 4. Variability ranges of morphological characters in Tarsonemus nodosus Schaar» in relation to their nature and localiton on the body of the mite coefficient of variability (CV) ranges for Groups of morphological characters males females field laboratory field laboratory General measurements 6.1-10.6 5.9-10.7 4.5-10.5

x 4.5-14.0 Dorsal setae: length 8.4-14.6 6.5-17.2 5.4-10.9 4.9-10.6 distances 5.0-11.0 5.6-12.8 4.3-10.5 3.4-11.0 ratios seta: seta 6.2- 9.7 6.3-12.9 4.9- 6,3 4.4- 8.8 seta: distance 8.2-15.2 7.3-11.8 4.5-10.2 5.7- 8.1 distance: distance 6.4-10.0 6.6-10.4 3.1- 9.1 4.3- 9.3 Ventral setae: lengths 8.0-13.8 7.5-12.7 9.3-11.2 7.9-13.7 distances 6.5-14.7 5.8-16.3 4.9- 9.8 4.4- 8.3 ratios seta: distance 15.9-16.1 9.0-12.0 7.30-10.1 7.7-11.8 distance: distance 4.2- 8.7 4.7-19.7 3.9- 9.6 2.4-12.8 Ventral plates: measurements proterosomal 5.0- 6.2 5.0- 5.8 2.3- 4.3 3.5- 5.3 hysterosomal 11.4-13.5 10.0-13.8 3.8-11.3 4.5-12.2

x ratios 3.9- 4.8 3.7- 4.8 2.0- 3.5

X 2.6- 4.2

X Dorsal shield measurements 4.7-14.9 6.0- 9.2 ratios 6.9-18.2 7.8-10.7 Legs I-III measurements 5.2- 7.7 5.7- 7.6 3.8- 4.8 4.2- 6.1 ratios 2.6- 3.6 3.9- 5.0 3.0- 3.1 2.6- 3.1 Legs IV segments measurements 11.3-19.1 14.7-37.4 4.9- 7.0 5.2- 8.1 ratios 4.9-15.3 3.8-27.8 6.15 6.01 seta measurements 8.6-14.5 8.0-13.8 6.3- 8.1 5.8- 6.3 ratios seta: seta 10.2-12.2 10.7-14.2 5.0- 6.9 6.9- 7.5 seta: segments 11.2-15.0 11.6-17.2 5.6- 6.8 4.4- 6.4 Extremely large values not included; see explanation in text