Table 1 Comparative morphometrics (in μm) of infective juveniles of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Z-1

H. indica¹

528

20

98

82

117

101

84

94

(479–573)

(19–22)

(88–107)

(72–85)

(109–123)

(93–109)

(79–90)

(83–103)

H. baujardi²

551

20

97

81

115

90

84

108

(497–595)

(18–22)

(91–103)

(75–86)

(107–120)

(83–97)

(78–88)

(98–114)

H. bacteriophora³

558

23

103

85

125

98

84

112

(512–671)

(18–31)

(87–110)

(72–93)

(100–139)

(83–112)

(76–92)

(103–130)

H. bacteriophora Z-1

569

25

95

82

123

88

80

109

(515–638)

(20–30)

(90–105)

(75–90)

(117–130)

(81–96)

(77–86)

(105–128)

H. floridensis⁴

562

21

109

86

135

103

81

105

(554–609)

(19–23)

(101–122)

(68–107)

(123–142)

(91–113)

(71–90)

(95–134)

H. mexicana⁵

578

23

102

81

122

99

81

104

(700–790)

(20–24)

(83–109)

(74–88)

(104–142)

(91–106)

(72–86)

(87–111)

H. amazonensis⁶

589

23

107

85

121

107

88

100

(567–612)

(20–24)

(89–115)

(76–93)

(107–132)

(98–115)

(83–92)

(89–109)

H. georgiana⁷

598

22

104

85

127

98

82

107

(547–651)

(17–26)

(97–113)

(74–94)

(110–139)

(86–108)

(70–93)

(95–117)

H. beicherriana⁸

639

24

113

95

137

101

83

112

(566–687)

(21–25)

(100–122)

(85–106)

(118–146)

(86–111)

(80–93)

(103–121)