Table 2 The mean values (SD) of wing geometry and standard morphometric characters calculated for Apis mellifera capensis, A.m. scutellata, and hybrids of the two

number of ovarioles

5.12^a (0.69)

12.76^c (0.32)

9.24^b (0.8)

abdomen hair (mm)

0.0002^a (0.00)

0.0001^c (0.00)

0.0001^b (0.00)

scutellar plate (0–9 scale)

7.86^a (0.29)

2.42^c (0.13)

5.01^b (0.34)

angle O (degrees)

1.01^a (0.007)

1^a (0.003)

1^a (0.008)

forewing length (mm)

0.008^a (0.00)

0.008^b (0.00)

0.008^b (0.00)

tergite color (0–9 scale)

8.45^a (0.18)

5.37^c (0.08)

6.94^b (0.21)

forewing 4X

705.38^a (5.18)

716.41^a (2.4)

706.22^a (6.02)

forewing 5X

749.32^a (5.44)

758.56^a (2.52)

748.79^a (6.32)

forewing 6X

775.10^b (4.99)

788.60^a (2.32)

786.57^ab (5.81)

forewing 6Y

655.17^b (7.53)

703.39^a (3.5)

688.55^a (8.75)

forewing 7X

794.09^a (4.98)

806.24^a (2.31)

803.11^a (5.8)

forewing 8X

797.61^a (5.01)

808.47^a (2.32)

802.33^a (5.82)

forewing 15Y

445.63^b (7.03)

491.01^a (3.26)

468.22^b (8.17)

forewing 16X

1009.21^a (4.97)

1015.71^a (2.31)

1015.14^a (5.78)

forewing 16Y

629.11^b (7.03)

669.71^a (3.26)

649.61^ab (8.18)

forewing 18Y

547.41^b (6.97)

587.36^a (3.24)

564.68^b (8.11)

forewing 19Y

437.97^b (7.07)

477.39^a (3.29)

450.20^b (8.23)

hindwing 2X

561.13^ab (4.77)

570.35^a (2.22)

554.38^b (5.55)

hindwing 2Y

506.04^b (7.2)

546.63^a (3.34)

557.79^a (8.37)

hindwing 3X

852.26^a (4.85)

857.30^a (2.25)

848.77^a (5.63)

hindwing 5X

1096.02^a (4.98)

1096.60^a (2.31)

1092.79^a (5.79)

hindwing 7X

734.21^a (5.51)

745.44^a (2.56)

736.75^a (6.4)

hindwing 7Y

664.52^b (7.14)

701.16^a (3.32)

709.20^a (8.31)

hindwing 8X

1003.83^a (5.04)

1008.5^a (2.34)

1005.01^a (5.86)

hindwing 9X

1104.13^a (4.95)

1103.73^a (2.3)

1098.92^a (5.76)

hindwing 9Y

549.09^b (7.13)

585.29^a (3.31)

589.01^a (8.29)

hindwing 10Y

581.94^b (7.19)

616.71^a (3.34)

614.33^a (8.36)