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

References

  1. ^ 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. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01830p046f.pdf. 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 1899935037. 
  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) (Hardback). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae. Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. pp. 254. ISBN 9050111998. 
  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. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/people/FCT_pdf/FCT_100.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  6. ^ 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20081020082104/http://szmn.sbras.ru/Diptera/Syrphidae.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2009.