Idiataphe Cowley, 1934

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 170-171

Idiataphe Cowley, 1934

Only one species of this small genus has been found in Ecuador. Another species, I. amazonica ( Fig. 98 ), has yet to be recorded in Ecuador although it probably occurs here. A key to species was provided by Rácenis (1969). Habitats include ponds and marshes.

Idiataphe longipes ( Hagen, 1861) . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14—as I. cf. longipes ) PA: * Tennessen (1998). Also BRA, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, VEN: (H06), (P11); Plus ARG: (P11).

Addl. Data. OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♀, pond, Loreto Road, 12.3 km W of jct. with Coca Road (-0.4750, -77.0075, 290m), 13 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [ KJT]; 1 ♂, ponds near Comunidad El Rocio, (-0.5054, -77.1569, 288m), 27 x 2013, leg. & det. CDK [ FSCA]; PA, Pastaza: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, pond 3 km N of Comunidad Chuwitayo, S of Puyo, 9 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [ KJT]; 1 ♀, pond on road between Macas and Puyo (-1.8633, -77.8150, 900m), 9 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [ SWD] .

Figures

FIGURE 98. Idiataphe amazonica ♂, COLOMBIA, Casanare Department, Tauramena Province, pond/wetlands with inlet and outlet, 5 xi 2017; photo K. J. Tennessen.