Lejops

Lejops
Lejops vittatus, Austria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Eristalini
Subtribe:	Helophilina
Genus:	Lejops Rondani, 1857
Type species
Mallota vittata Meiden, 1822
Synonyms
Liops Verrall, 1882

Lejops is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera Helophilus , Quichuana and Mallota . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

This genus formerly contained the following subgenera which have been elevated to genus level: Anasimyia , Eurimyia , Asemosyrphus , Lunomyia , Polydontomyia , and Arctosyrphus . The species of these genera are sometimes treated as species of Lejops. ^{[5] [6]}

Species

These three species are members of the genus Lejops. ^{[6] [5]}

• Lejops barbiellinii (Ceresa, 1934) ^[1] - Brazil
• Lejops pilosus (Hunter, 1897)
• Lejops vittatus (Meigen, 1822) - Europe and Asia

References

1. Morales, Mírian Nunes; Marinoni, Luciane (2008). "Immature stages and redescription of Lejops barbiellinii (Ceresa) (Diptera, Syrphidae) found in bromeliads in Brazil" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa. 1830. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 37–46. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1830.1.3. ISSN   1175-5334 . Retrieved 2009-09-16.
2. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN   1-899935-03-7.
3. Ball, S.G.; Morris, R.K.A. (2000). Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Monks Wood, UK: Biological Record Centre. pp. 167 pages. ISBN   1-870393-54-6.
4. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN   90-5011-199-8.
5. Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; et al. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. ISBN   9780691189406.
6. "Lejops genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.