TABLE 1 in Morphology of the larvae of Rhantaticus congestus (Klug, 1833) and phylogenetic comparison with other known Aciliini (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae)

TABLE 1. Measurements and ratios for larvae of Rhantaticus congestus (Klug, 1833).
MeasureInstar II (n = 4)Instar III (n = 6)MeasureInstar II (n = 4)Instar III (n = 6)HL (mm)1.47–1.542.09–2.26PMP/LP10.54–0.560.57–0.61HW (mm)0.91–0.931.20–1.30MP/LP0.66–0.700.47–0.53FRL (mm)0.69–0.740.95–1.05LP2/LP10.66–0.810.63–0.71OCW (mm)0.39–0.410.61–0.68L1 (mm)2.67–2.873.59–3.86HL/HW1.59–1.651.67–1.80L2 (mm)2.78–2.993.85–4.17HW/OCW2.29–2.391.83–1.97L3 (mm)2.66–2.843.81–4.08COL/HL0.52–0.530.53–0.55L3/L10.97–1.001.02–1.06FRL/HL0.47–0.480.45–0.47L3/L20.95–0.960.97–0.99A/HW0.48–0.510.47–0.52L3/HW2.89–3.053.05–3.26A1/A30.85–1.040.95–1.08L3 (CO/FE)0.93–0.951.02–1.10A2/A30.67–0.780.83–0.95L3 (TI/FE)0.82–0.840.77–0.79A4/A30.34–0.360.27–0.33L3 (TA/FE)0.63–0.650.56–0.59MNL/MNW2.69–2.892.76–2.90L3 (CL/TA)0.24–0.270.22–0.24MNL/HL0.33–0.340.32–0.35LAS (mm)1.43–1.581.95–2.05PPF/MP10.46–0.580.37–0.43LAS/HW1.55–1.691.56–1.64A/MP1.78–1.841.64–1.77U (mm)0.35–0.420.40–0.47MP1/MP20.69–0.790.90–1.00U/LAS0.24–0.260.33–0.34MP3/MP21.91–2.201.73–2.14U/HW0.38–0.450.19–0.23GA/MP12.90–3.192.36–2.54