Examples of boxplots from male quantitative measurements used in species diagnosis (x-axis represents species). A, B, D are ratios: A carapace length/metatarsus III length B palpal tibia length/metatarsus III length D extent of scopulation on metatarsus IV C is carapace length (a proxy for body size), clearly showing the size differences between the miniature species and all other species (y-axis in mm). Additional boxplots can be viewed in Suppl. material 2.

 
 
  Part of: Hamilton CA, Hendrixson BE, Bond JE (2016) Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys 560: 1-340. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.560.6264