Lejops
Genus of flies
title: "Lejops" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["diptera-of-europe", "diptera-of-north-america", "diptera-of-south-america", "diptera-of-australasia", "eristalini", "hoverfly-genera", "taxa-named-by-camillo-rondani"] description: "Genus of flies" topic_path: "general/diptera-of-europe" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lejops" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of flies ::
| image = Lejops vittatus - inat 139603867.jpg | image_caption = Lejops vittatus, Austria | taxon = Lejops | authority = Rondani, 1857 | display_parents=3 | type_species = Mallota vittata | type_species_authority = Meiden, 1822 | synonyms = *Liops Verrall, 1882
Lejops is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.
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.
Species
These three species are members of the genus Lejops.
- Lejops barbiellinii (Ceresa, 1934) - Brazil
- Lejops pilosus (Hunter, 1897)
- Lejops vittatus (Meigen, 1822) - Europe and Asia
References
References
- Stubbs, Alan E.. (1983). "British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide". [[British Entomological and Natural History Society]].
- Ball, S.G.. (2000). "Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Biological Record Centre.
- Van Veen, M.P.. (2004). "Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae". KNNV Publishing.
- Morales, Mírian Nunes. (2008). "Immature stages and redescription of ''Lejops barbiellinii'' (Ceresa) (Diptera, Syrphidae) found in bromeliads in Brazil". Magnolia Press.
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