Lejops

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

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

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