| Neurobasis | |
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| Neurobasis chinensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Calopteryginae |
| Tribe: | Calopterygini |
| Genus: | Neurobasis Selys, 1853 [1] |
Neurobasis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. [2] They are found from India, through south-east Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea. [3]
The genus contains the following species: [4]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Neurobasis anderssoni Sjöstedt, 1926 | China (Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang). | |
| Neurobasis anumariae Hämäläinen, 1989 | Philippines | |
 | Neurobasis australis Selys, 1878 - Papuan Demoiselle [5] | New Guinea and Indonesia |
| Neurobasis awamena Michalski, 2006 | New Guinea | |
 | Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Asia |
| Neurobasis daviesi Hämäläinen, 1993 | Philippines (Palawan) | |
| Neurobasis florida Hagen in Walker, 1853 | Java | |
| Neurobasis ianthinipennis Lieftinck, 1949 | Indonesia, Papua | |
 | Neurobasis kaupi Brauer, 1867 | Sulawesi |
| Neurobasis kimminsi Lieftinck, 1955 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Neurobasis longipes Hagen, 1887 | Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) | |
| Neurobasis luzoniensis Selys, 1879 | Philippines | |
| Neurobasis subpicta Hämäläinen, 1990 | Philippines | |
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