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 | |
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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.