Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Stream Glory
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Calopterygidae
- Genus:
- Neurobasis
- Species:
- Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name:
- Stream Glory
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Uncommon
- Flight Seasons:
- February - December
- Local Distribution:
- Sylhet, Chittagong
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 47.5 mm
Female: 47 mm
- Wing Size:
- Male: 35 mm
Female: 38 mm
- Wing Spot:
- Male: Absent
Female: Absent in forewing & creamy white in hindwing
- Eye Color:
- Male: Blackish brown and bluish white
Female: Brownish yellowish white
- Description:
- Neurobasis chinensis is one of the most beautiful damselflies found in the eastern waterfalls of Bangladesh.
- Male Description:
- The males are green in color, the fore wings are clear, the hind wings are opaque. Abdominal segments are green, anal appendages are black.
- Female Description:
- The females are similar to males, green in color and stay adjacent to males nearby waterfalls. The wings are more clear than males, and different shaped anal appendages are good keys to distinguish from male. Neurobasis chinensis mate in bushes associated with the waterfalls. The female then oviposits in the stream water.
- COI Gene:
>MG518624.1 Neurobasis chinensis voucher Nb cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
GTAGGAACAGCCCTAAGAATAATCATTCGTGTTGAATTAGGCCAGCCAGGGTCACTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAACGTAGTAGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCGTTAATATTAGGAGCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGCCTTAATAATATAAGATTTTGGCTTCTACCCCCCGCCTTAACTATTCTTATAGCAAGAAGTTTAGTAGAGAGTGGTGCAGGAACGGGATGAACTGTATATCCACCTTTAGCAAGTGGATTAGGACATCCTGGGGGATCAGTAGATTTGACAATTTTCTCATTACATTTAGCAGGAGTATCATCTATCTTGGGGGCCATTAACTTTATCACAACCACCATTAATATAAAAACGCCAGGCATAAAAATAGATCAAATACCTTTATTAGTATGGGCCGTACTAATTACTGCAGTACTATTACTACTATCACTGCCAGTTTTGGCGGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACATAAATACATCGTTTTTTGACCCG
- CO1 Protein:
>AUO39152.1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I, partial (mitochondrion) [Neurobasis chinensis]
VGTALSMIIRVELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVVVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPALTILMASSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLASGLGHPGGSVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTTINMKTPGMKMDQMPLLVWAVLITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNMNTSFFDP