Neurobasis australis

Papuan demoiselle
	Neurobasis australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Calopterygidae
Genus:	Neurobasis
Species:	N. australis
Binomial name
	Neurobasis australis; Selys, 1897
Synonyms
	Neurobasis leopoldi Fraser, 1932 ;

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

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

Female wings
Male wings

Notes

Early records of Neurobasis australis in Australia have not been confirmed.^[4]

References

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.

[Selys_1897-1] 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.

[WOL-2] 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.

[AFD-3] 1 2 "Species Neurobasis australis Selys, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[Field_Guide-4] 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.

[Watson_book_1991-5] 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.

[Endersby_&_Fliedner_2015-6] 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

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