Table 1. Details of specimens investigated in the study.
| Species | Pinned | Body length (mm) | Geographic Origin | Year Collected | Amplifiable nuDNA (Size bp) | Maximum dilution (nuDNA) | Amplifiable mtDNA | Accession ID (nuDNA/mtDNA) |
| Granulopaussus graulatus | No | 3 | South Africa | 1910 | No | n/a | No | n/a |
| Edaphopaussus dissimulator | No | 8 | Liberia | 1952 | Yes (255) | 10 | No | EF424229 (nu) |
| Platyrhopalopsis mellei | Yes | 10 | India | 1966 | Yes (258) | 10 | Yes | EF424233 (nu) |
| EF424244 (mt) | ||||||||
| Itamus sp. | Yes | 12 | Sri Lanka | 1968 | Yes (280) | 100 | No | EF424238 (nu) |
| Anentmetus sp | Yes | 11 | Sri Lanka | 1970 | Yes (332) | 100 | Yes | EF424237 (nu) |
| EF424242 (mt) | ||||||||
| Heteropaussus lujae | Yes | 8 | Cameroon | 1974 | Yes (304) | 100 | No | EF424228 (nu) |
| Heteropaussus hastatus. | Yes | 8 | South Africa | 1980 | No | n/a | Yes | EF424248 (mt) |
| Afrozaena luteus | Yes | 7 | Cameroon | 1980 | Yes (281) | 10 | Yes | EF424232 (nu) |
| EF424243 (mt) | ||||||||
| Physea lapites | Yes | 6 | Mexico | 1984 | No | n/a | Yes | EF424241 (mt) |
| Entomoantyx cyanipennis | No | 4 | Costa Rica | 1992 | Yes (345) | 10 | Yes | EF424230 (nu) |
| EF424239 (mt) | ||||||||
| Platycerozaena magna | Yes | 18 | Ecuador | 1992 | Yes (318) | 10 | Yes | EF424231 (nu) |
| EF424240 (mt) | ||||||||
| Eohomopterus aequatoriensis | No | 5 | Ecuador | 1996 | Yes (332) | 100 | Yes | EF424234 (nu) |
| EF424245 (mt) | ||||||||
| Protopaussus sp. A | No | 5 | China | 2001 | Yes (264) | 100 | Yes | EF424235 (nu) |
| EF424246 (mt) | ||||||||
| Protopaussus sp. B | No | 5 | Thailand | 2002 | Yes (250) | 10 | Yes | EF424236 (nu) |
| EF424247 (mt) |