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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Beridinae |
| Genus: | Beris |
| Species: | B. geniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Beris geniculata | |
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Beris geniculata, the long-horned black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly. [3] [4] [5]
Antennae long and placed in the middle of the head or just below.3rd segment of antennae long in female;in male almost two times as long as basal segments together. Thorax metallic green with black pubescence and blue reflections more apparent on the scutellum. Legs black with the knees orange; basal joint of the hind tarsi in the male moderately and equally dilated, longer, than the other four joints together. Wings of both male and female blackish. Abdomen deep dull black, slightly shining on the sides and about the tip. Epandrium with surstyli. [6] Very similar to Beris fuscipes . [7] [8]
The Flight period is mid May to early September.Beris geniculata is found in damp woodland and riverside habitats, where Angelica sylvestris grows
Ireland through North and Central Europe to the East Palaearctic.
Stratiomys singularia, the flecked general, is a Palearcticspecies of soldier fly.
Sargus iridatus, the iridescent centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Sargus cuprarius, the clouded centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Microchrysa polita, the black-horned gem, is a species of soldier fly found in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Microchrysa flavicornis, the green gem, is a European species of soldier fly.
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Pachygaster leachii, the yellow-legged black, is a European species of soldier fly.
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Oxycera pardalina, the hill soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
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Beris is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. They are small flies with reduced palpi. The scutellum has spines and the abdomen has seven visible segments. Their eyes are contiguous in the male.