Sieboldius

Sieboldius
Sieboldius albardae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Sieboldius
Selys, 1854

Sieboldius is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. The genus occurs in Asia and is closely related to the dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) of North America.

The genus contains the following species:

  • Sieboldius albardae Selys, 1886
  • Sieboldius alexanderi (Chao, 1955) - small dragonhunter
  • Sieboldius deflexus (Chao, 1955)
  • Sieboldius gigas (Martin, 1904)
  • Sieboldius herculeus Needham, 1930
  • Sieboldius japponicus Selys, 1854
  • Sieboldius maai Chao, 1990
  • Sieboldius nigricolor (Fraser, 1924)