3141 Author O’Hara, James E. Author Cerretti, Pierfilippo Author Pape, Thomas Author Evenhuis, Neal L. text Zootaxa 2011 2011-12-23 3141 1 268 journal article 1175­5334 281 . Lejota Rondani , 1857 : 176 . ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES: None. FIRST INCLUDED SPECIES: Psilota ruficornis Zetterstedt & Wahlberg in Zetterstedt, 1843 (in Goffe, 1944: 29 ). TYPE SPECIES : Psilota ruficornis Zetterstedt & Wahlberg in Zetterstedt, 1843 , by subsequent designation ( Goffe, 1944: 29 ; for “ Leiota ”). CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [ teste Peck (1988: 208) ]. FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE . REMARKS: The authorship of the type species has usually been attributed to Zetterstedt alone (e.g., Peck, 1988: 209 ). A check of Zetterstedt (1843) shows that both he (page 847) and Wahlberg (quoted on page 848) gave characters to distinguish the species and thus are co-authors of the species. Goffe’s (1944) use of the name “ Leiota ” is no doubt based on his using the Junk 1914 facsimile edition, in which the thick-inked letters do indeed appear to spell “ Leiota ”. The original edition clearly has the name spelled as “ Lejota ”. Although Goffe (1944: 29) designated a type species for “ Leiota ”, we interpret that action here as the same as designating for Lejota Rondani, 1856: 176 since the date and page number he cited refer to that name. Verrall in Scudder (1882: 190) listed the spelling Liota and this was cited as an emendation by Bezzi & Stein (1907: 21 , “em. Verr. ap. Scudd. 1882”), but criteria for making this name available as an emendation were not found to be fulfilled in Scudder (1882) . Liota Verrall, 1882 is thus an unavailable name, new status . EMENDATIONS: Liota Bezzi & Stein, 1907: 21 (unjustified).