Lejops

Lejops
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
Synonyms

Lejops is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.

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.