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| Papuan demoiselle | |
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| Neurobasis australis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Neurobasis |
| Species: | N. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurobasis australis | |
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Neurobasis australis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae,[3] commonly known as a Papuan demoiselle.[4] It is a large, metallic green damselfly with long legs, and dark wings without pterostigma.[5] It has been recorded from New Guinea,[4] and Indonesia,[3] where it inhabits streams.[5]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Neurobasis is derived from the Greek νεῦρον (neuron, "nerve" or "wing vein") and βάσις (basis, "base" or "foundation"), referring to the unusual vein configuration of the wings.[6]
The species name australis is Latin for "southern", referring to a southern representative of that group.[1][6]
Gallery
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Female wings
Male wings
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Notes
[edit]Early records of Neurobasis australis in Australia have not been confirmed.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Species Neurobasis australis Selys, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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