Lejops

Lejops
Lejops interpunctus female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Eristalini
Subtribe:	Helophilina.
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
Liops Verrall, 1882

Lejops is a genus of hoverflies. The majority of the species are found in the Americas and Australia, with the exception of Lejops vittatus which is found in Europe and Asia.

The genus Lejops is closely related to Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.

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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