Biology:Neurobasis australis

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Papuan demoiselle
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Neurobasis australis
Scientific classification edit
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 distribution map.svg

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]

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Notes

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

References

  1. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1897). "Causeries odonatologiques. No. 10" (in fr). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 41: 427–432 [428]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35619056. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Neurobasis australis Selys, 1897". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Neurobasis_australis. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 20. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 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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