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Long-horned Black Legionnaire
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Long-horned Black Legionnaire

Beris geniculata

Beris geniculata, the long-horned black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.

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Description

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. Very similar to Beris fuscipes.

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Range & habitat

Ireland through North and Central Europe to the East Palaearctic.

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Distribution”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 736817.