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].