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Table 1 Mean (± SD) size parameters in puparia of Billaea rhynchophorae obtained from Rhynchophorus palmarum in Elaeis guineensis, in Jaguaripe and Taperoá, BA, Brazil (2019–2020)

From: Intraspecific body size variability in a population of Billaea rhynchophorae (Blanchard) (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitizing Rhynchophorus palmarum (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Brazil

Puparia size

Length (mm)*

Width (mm)*

Weight (g)*

Puparia per host pupa*

Big

11.15 ± 0.63a

5.14 ± 0.45a

0.08 ± 0.03a

11.80 ± 7.50b

Small

9.48 ± 0.70c

4.06 ± 0.38c

0.04 ± 0.02c

29.43 ± 19.33d

  1. *All parameters were significantly different according to ANOVA
  2. an = 181
  3. bn = 94
  4. cn = 85
  5. dn = 49