''Sieboldius'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Gomphidae
The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The name refers ...
. The genus occurs in
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
and is closely related to the dragonhunter (''
Hagenius brevistylus'') of North America.
The genus contains the following species:
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Sieboldius albardae''
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Sieboldius alexanderi'' - small dragonhunter
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Sieboldius deflexus''
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Sieboldius gigas''
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Sieboldius herculeus''
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Sieboldius japponicus''
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Sieboldius maai''
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Sieboldius nigricolor''
References
Gomphidae
Anisoptera genera
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
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