Beris Latreille, 1802
(legionnaire soldierflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Beris clavipes
Scarce Orange Legionnaire
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Beris morrisii
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images 1 ident. refs
Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 25 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBeris (legionnaire soldierflies)
FamilySTRATIOMYIDAE (soldierflies)
SuperfamilySTRATIOMYOIDEA (soldier flies)
InfraorderStratiomyomorpha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Falck, M. 2007 Notes on the Norwegian species of Beris Latreille, 1802 (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) NJE Vol 54 (1): 55-58.

Beris (legionnaire soldierflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Beris (legionnaire soldierflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Beris (legionnaire soldierflies)
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