Neurobasis australis
| Papuan demoiselle | |
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| Neurobasis australis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Neurobasis |
| Species: | N. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neurobasis australis | |
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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[edit]
Early records of Neurobasis australis in Australia have not been confirmed.[3]
References[edit]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Species Neurobasis australis Selys, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.