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Table 1 Lengths (μ m) of the five setae in male Chorioptes mites.

From: A previously unidentified Chorioptes species infesting outer ear canals of moose (Alces alces): characterization of the mite and the pathology of infestation

No. of seta (location)

Chorioptes sp. from moose

C. texanus from cattle

 

mean ± SD

range

n

mean ± SD

range

n

1 (at the opisthosomal lobe)

85.3 ± 9.3*

71–106

20

54.2 ± 7.3*

37–69

40

2 (at the opisthosomal lobe)

234 ± 14*

198–251

19

164 ± 8*

145–185

40

3 (at the opisthosomal lobe)

28.8 ± 3.7*

24–40

13

24.3 ± 5.4*

13–32

31

4 (at the caudal body margin)

26.3 ± 2.9

19–32

19

24.9 ± 3.9

16–32

38

5 (at tarsus III)

21.1 ± 5.4

13–32

17

18.3 ± 7.2

8–40

35

  1. n = number of measurements
  2. SD = standard deviation
  3. * differences were significant at p < 0.01, based on t-test.