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Measurements of females and males of B_ ventrosignatus from Botswana_
| n | 5 ♀♀ | 5 ♂♂ |
| L | 526.7 ± 38.8 (496 – 583) | 498 ± 23.3 (470 – 521) |
| a | 25.3 ± 1.1 (23.7–26.3) | 29.9 ± 3.4 (28.0 – 34.3) |
| b | 4.8 ± 0.2 (4.6 – 5.1) | 4.5 ± 0.1 (4.4 – 4.7) |
| c | 13.2 ± 1.4 (11.5 –14.2) | 13.7 ± 1.2 (12.1–14.8) |
| c' | 2.9 ± 0.4 (2.7– 3.4) | 3.2 ± 0.1 (3.1– 3.5) |
| V | 55.8 ± 0.4 (55 – 56) | – |
| Lip region height | 3.8 ± 0.3 (3 – 4) | 4.2 ± 0.4 (3.7– 4.6) |
| Lip region diameter | 7.4 ± 0.8 (6–8) | 6.8 ± 0.7 (6.2–7.7) |
| Stylet | 13.5 ± 0.6 (13 –14) | 14 ± 0.2 (13.7–14.4) |
| m | 39.5 ± 26.3 (51– 54) | 52.1 ± 10.1 (40 – 63) |
| Median bulb to anterior end | 52.3 ± 3.3 (48 – 56) | 54.1 ± 3.4 (49 – 56) |
| MB | 50.1 ± 1.6 (47– 51) | 50.2 ± 0.1 (50 – 51) |
| Excretory pore to anterior end | 87.7 ± 4.2 (85 – 94) | 81.6 ± 4.2 (79 – 88) |
| Pharynx | 96.3 ± 4.5 (92–101) | 97 ± 0.4 (96 – 97) |
| Neck | 107.6 ± 5.4 (102–114) | 111.1 ± 0.3 (110 –112) |
| Neck base diameter | 18.4 ± 2.4 (16 – 21) | 15.9 ± 1.2 (14.5 –17.0) |
| Mid-body diameter | 20.8 ± 1.9 (19 –23) | 16.7 ± 1.1 (15 –18) |
| Anal body diameter | 14.1 ± 1.3 (13 –16) | 11.2 ± 0.1 (11.0 –11.4) |
| Lateral filed width | 4.3 ± 1.1 (3– 6) | 4.2 ± 0.1 (4.2– 4.3) |
| Vulva anterior end | 294.5 ± 23.9 (275 – 329) | – |
| Anus anterior end | 489 ± 45.1 (461– 541) | 461.6 ± 25.0 (431– 478) |
| Tail length | 40.3 ± 4.7 (35 – 44) | 36.3 ± 1.8 (35 – 39) |
| Phasmid | 15.1 ± 3.5 (11–18) | 13.3 ± 0.6 (12.7–14.2) |
| Tail annuli | 30 ± 6.2 (30 – 35) | |
| Spicules | – | 22.6 ± 1.2 (21–24) |
| Gubernaculum | – | 8.3 ± 0.4 (8 –9) |
| Bursa length | – | 67.1 ± 7.9 (59 –76) |