Table 3 Comparison of the cephalothorax width (mm) of the prey spiders on which Dipogon sperconsus laid eggs.

From: Life history and nesting ecology of a Japanese tube-nesting spider wasp Dipogon sperconsus (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Prey spider

Sex

Wasp laid

t test

Female-destined egg

Male-destined egg

Mean ± SD

Range

(n)

Mean ± SD

Range

(n)

Coelotidae

Female

2.45 ± 0.34

1.8–3.1

(20)

1.95 ± 0.45

1.5–3.1

(20)

***

Male

2.74 ± 0.32

2.0–3.1

(26)

2.15 ± 0.30

1.8–2.6

(8)

***

Agelenidae

Female

2.18 ± 0.29

1.6–2.5

(10)

2.08 ± 0.07

2.0–2.1

(2)

NS

Male

2.70 ± 0.40

2.4–3.1

(2)

2.60 ± 0.43

1.9–3.0

(7)

NS

Segestriidae

Female

2.30 ± 0.19

2.0–2.5

(4)

1.94

1.9

(1)

–

Thomisidae

Female

–

–

(0)

2.80 ± 0.55

2.4–3.2

(2)

–

  1. ***Indicates the significance level at p < 0.001.
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