Lejops

Lejops
Lejops interpunctus female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina.[1]
Genus: Lejops
Róndani, 1857
Subgenera
  • Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
  • Arctosyrphus Frey, 1918
  • Asemosyrphus Bigot, 1882
  • Eurimyia Bigot, 1883
  • Lejops Rondani, 1857
  • Lunomyia Curran & Fluke, 1926
  • Polydontomyia Williston, 1896
Synonyms

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.

Subgenus: Arctosyrphus

Subgenus: Asemosyrphus

Subgenus: Eurimyia

Subgenus: Lejops

Subgenus: Lunomyia

Subgenus: Polydontomyia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  5. Thompson, F. Christian (2000). "A new genus of Australasian Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Studia Dipterologgica 7: 373–384. ISSN 0945-3954. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 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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