Appendix 1. Specimens of ingroups and outgroupsexamined. Bridges (1994) was followed for the placement of genera.

Higher taxon / Species / Depository / Distribution
Calopterygoidea
Amphipterygidae
Philoganginae
Calopterygidae
Calopteryginae
Chlorocyphidae
Euphaeidae / Philoganga robusta Navás
Philoganga vetusta Ris
Calopteryxsplendens
Matronabasilaris
Rhinocypha drusilla
Bayadera melanopteryx Ris
Bayadera strigata Davies Yang / 1M,1F
2M,2F
1M,1F
5M,5F
2M
5M,5F
5M,5F / IZAS
NKU,IZAS
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU / Chn
Chn
EU,Rus
SEA, Jap, Ind, Chn
Chn
SEA, Chn
Chn
Coenagrionoidea
Coenagrionidae
Argiinae
Ischnurinae
Pseudagrioninae / Argiaagrioides Calvert
Argia emma Kennedy
Argia lugens (Hagen)
Ischnura asiatica (Brauer)
Ischnura aurora (Brauer)
Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden)
Ceriagrion fallax Ris
Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser / 2M,2F
1M,1F
2M,1F
5M,5F
5M,5F
5M,5F
5M,5F
5M,5F / NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU / Usa, Mex
NA
Usa, Mex
Jap, Kor, Rus, Chn
Aus, SEA, Ind, Chn
Palearctic region
SEA, Chn
SEA, Jap, Ind, Chn
Platycnemididae
Platycnemidinae / SinocnemisyangbingiWilson Zhou
SinocnemishenaneseWang
Platycnemis foliacea Selys / 2M,2F
2M,2F
5M,5F / NKU,IZAS
NKU
NKU / Chn
Chn
Jap, Chn
Platystictidae
Palaemnematinae
Sinostictinae / Palaemnema paulitoyacaCalvert
SinostictasylvaticaYu & Bu / 2M
2M / NKU
NKU / Mex
Chn
Protoneuridae
Disparoneurinae / Prodasineura autumnalis (Fraser)
Prodasineura verticalis (Selys) / 5M,5F
2M,2F / NKU
NKU / SEA, Ind, Chn
SEA, Ind, Chn
Pseudostigmatidae / Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius)
Mecistogaster lucretia (Drury) / 1M,2F
1M,1F / NKU
NKU / CA, SA
SA
Lestoidea
Lestidae
Lestinae
Sympecmatinae / Lestes barbarus (Fabricius)
Lestes dryas Kirby
Sympecma paedisca (Brauer) / 5M,5F
5M,5F
5M,5F / NKU
NKU
NKU / Palearctic region
holarctic region
EU,Jap,Kor,Rus,Chn
Megapodagrionidae
Argiolestinae
Hypolestinae
Megapodagrioninae
Philosininae / PriscagrionkiautaiZhou and Wilson
Rhipidolestes truncatidens Schmidt
AgriomorphafuscaMay
Hypolestes clara (Calvert)
MesopodagriontibetanumMcLachlan
MesopodagrionyachowensisChao
Philosina albaWilson
Philosina buchi Ris / 3M,2F
3M,1F
5M,5F
1M
3M,2F
5M,5F
2M
2M / NKU,CHU
NKU,CHU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU,CHU
NKU
NKU / Chn
Chn
Chn
CA
Chn, SEA
Chn
Chn
Chn
Pseudolestidae / Pseudolestes mirabilis Kirby / 5M,5F / NKU / Chn
Synlestidae
Megalestinae
Synlestinae / Megalestes distansNeedham
Megalestes riccii Navás
Phylolestesethelae Christiansen
SinolesteseditaNeedham
Synlestes tropicus Tillyard / 5M,5F
5M,5F
1M
2M
1M / NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU
NKU / Chn
Chn
CA
Chn
Aus

Aus, Australia; Cam, Cameroon; Chn, China; Ind, India; Jap, Japan; Ken, Kenya; Kor, Korea; Mex, Mexico; Moz, Mozambique; Nig, Nigeria; Rus, Russia; Tan, Tanzania; Uga, Uganda; Usa, United States of America; CA, Central America; EU, Europe; NA, North America; SA, South America; SEA, Southeast Asia.