Lejops
Genus of flies
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Lejops is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.[1][2][3][4]
| Lejops | |
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| 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 | |
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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