Table 1.

Species groups and outgroups scored for characters 1-10 discussed in the text.

Species group/character numbers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
sp.gr. 1 (morondavensis)	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
sp.gr. 2 (ruficollis)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
sp.gr. 3 (hyalinus)	1	1	2	1/2	1	2	2	2	2	1
sp.gr. 4 (alluaudi)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
sp.gr. 5 (isamberti)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1
sp.gr. 6 (pictipennis)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1
sp.gr. 7 (taeniolatus)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
sp.gr. 8 (immundus)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2
sp.gr. 9 (pellucidus)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2
sp.gr. 10 (adspersus)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 11 (deceptor)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 12 (poecilius)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 13 (lineatus)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 14 (desintegratus)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 15 (luctuosus)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 16 (leonensis)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
sp.gr. 17 (laeticulus)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Philodytes	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Neptosternus	2	1	1?	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Philaccolus	2	1	1?	1	1	2	2	2	2	2