Lejops
Lejops | |
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Lejops vittatus, Austria | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Lejops genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.