Lejogaster Rondani , 1857: 166

O’Hara, James E., Cerretti, Pierfilippo, Pape, Thomas & Evenhuis, Neal L., 2011, 3141, Zootaxa 3141, pp. 1-268 : 102-103

278. Lejogaster Rondani, 1857: 166 .

ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES: Chrysogaster tarsata Meigen, 1822 (as “Sp. 6. Tarsatus Mgrl.”); Syrphus metallicus Fabricius, 1777 (as “ Chrysogastrum metallicum Meigenii”); Chrysogaster longicornis Loew, 1843 ; Chrysogaster amethystina Macquart, 1834 .

TYPE SPECIES: Chrysogaster tarsata Meigen, 1822 , by subsequent designation ( Coquillett, 1910: 558) .

CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [ teste Peck (1988: 137) ].

FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE .

REMARKS: Peck (1988: 137) indicated the type fixation of Lejogaster Rondani, 1857 as by monotypy, but this is incorrect. The footnote by Rondani (1857: 167) to the single listed species in the main body of the text (“ Tarsatus Mgrl.”) clearly indicates that “ Chrysogastrum metallicum Meigenii” [= Syrphus metallicus Fabricius, 1777 ] is a member of the “Tertiae sectioni” [= Lejogaster ] and Rondani further listed two other species in Lejogaster from Italy that he had not seen (“ Longicornis Loëw ” and “ Amethystina Macq.”). Coquillett (1910: 558) is the earliest subsequent designation of a type species for Lejogaster Rondani, 1857 .

[ Lejomya ] Rondani, 1856: 195.

CURRENT STATUS: Incorrect original spelling of Lejosoma Rondani, 1856 [ teste Rondani (1856 : unpaginated errata)].

FAMILY: MYCETOPHILIDAE .