Idiataphs
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The genus Idiataphe is a dragonfly genus of the subfamily Pantalinae consisting of four species . The genus was established in 1934 by Cowley . The distribution area extends over the coasts along the Gulf of Mexico and over the West Indies to southeastern Brazil.
features
The medium-sized Idiataphe species are between 34 and 42 millimeters long. The color of the abdomen is black with yellowish or orange stripes on the sides. The wings are transparent, but often have a small orange spot at the base. The last antenodal loader in the front wing is incomplete, so it only extends to the subcosta . The part of the thorax where the wings attach, the so-called pterothorax, is brownish. In some species it also has a slight metallic greenish or bluish tinge. The color of the dragonflies face ranges from metallic blue to an orange brown.
Way of life
While the females do not approach the water except for reproduction , the males fly over marshes and smaller bodies of water. The males repeatedly sit down on blades of grass. The females lay their eggs in tandem or alone.
Systematics
Four species are grouped together in the genus. The species status of Idiataphe cubensis is controversial. The four types are:
Genre history
The taxon was first established by Kirby in 1889 under the name Ephidatia , based on the species described by Hermann August Hagen in 1861 under the name Erythemis longipenis . However, the generic name chosen by Kirby is preoccupied and therefore invalid. It is a younger homonym of Ephydatia , a genus of sponge described by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux as early as 1816. Therefore, the new name Idiataphe for the genus was introduced by Cowley.
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- ↑ a b c d Rosser W. Garrison and others: Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0-8018-8446-2 , p. 247.