Lejops

Lejops
	female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Eristalini
Subtribe:	.
Genus:	Lejops; Róndani, 1857
Type species
	Mallota vittata; Meiden, 1822
Subgenera
	Anasimyia Schiner, 1864; Frey, 1918; Bigot, 1882; Bigot, 1883; Róndani, 1857; Curran & Fluke, 1926; Williston, 1896;
Synonyms
	Liops Verrall, 1882;

Lejops is a genus of hoverflies.^[2]^[3]^[4] The majority of the species are found in the Americas and Australia,^[5] with the exception of Lejops vittatus which is found in Europe and Asia.

The genus Lejops is closely related to Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.^[1]

Species[]

Can be further divided into several subgenera:

Subgenus: Anasimyia - often considered a full genus.

(Macquart, 1850)
(Williston, 1887)
(Cole, 1921)
L. chrysostomus (Wiedemann, 1830)
L. contractus Claussen & Torp, 1980
(Williston, 1887)
Simic, 1987
L. interpunctus (Harris, 1776)
(Violovitsh, 1979)^[6]
(Shiraki, 1930)^[6]
L. lunulatus (Meigen, 1822)
L. perfidiosus (Hunter, 1897)
(Stackelberg, 1924)^[6]
(Stackelberg, 1963)^[6]
L. transfugus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subgenus: Arctosyrphus

L. willingii (Smith, 1912)

Subgenus: Asemosyrphus

(Macquart, 1842)
L. polygrammus (Loew, 1872)

Subgenus: Eurimyia

L. lineatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subgenus: Lejops

(Ceresa, 1934)^[1]
L. grisescens Hull, 1943
L. vittatus (Meigen, 1822)

Subgenus: Lunomyia

(Seamans, 1917)

Subgenus: Polydontomyia

L. curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1830: 37–46. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Thompson, F. Christian (2000). "A new genus of Australasian Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Studia Dipterologgica. 7: 373–384. ISSN 0945-3954. Archived from the original (PDF Adobe Acrobat) on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

[Morales2008-1] 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. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1830: 37–46. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-16.

[Stubbs-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.

[atlas-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.

[VanVeen-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.

[Thompson2000-5] Thompson, F. Christian (2000). "A new genus of Australasian Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Studia Dipterologgica. 7: 373–384. ISSN 0945-3954. Archived from the original (PDF Adobe Acrobat) on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-16.

[szmn-6] Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

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