Papuan demoiselle
Neurobasis australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Genus: Neurobasis
Species:
N. australis
Binomial name
Neurobasis australis
Selys, 1897[1]

Neurobasis australis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae,[2] commonly known as a Papuan demoiselle.[3] It is a large, metallic green damselfly with long legs, and dark wings without pterostigma.[4] It has been recorded from New Guinea,[3] and Indonesia,[2] where it inhabits streams.[4]

Notes

Early records of Neurobasis australis in Australia have not been confirmed.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1897). "Causeries odonatologiques. No. 10". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 41: 427–432 [428] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. 1 2 "Species Neurobasis australis Selys, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. 1 2 Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
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