Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Beris morrisii Dale, 1841

Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire

Synonyms and other combinations:

Beris morrisi Enderlein, 1921 | Beris pallipes Loew, 1846 |

  • Beris morrisii, male 7970
    Beris morrisii Dale, 1841    Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire 
    Beris morrisii, male, conf. dendro
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-30 14:38:11
    Image number: 7970
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-30 14:38:11
    conf. dendro
  • Beris morrisii, male 7971
    Beris morrisii Dale, 1841    Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire 
    Beris morrisii, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-30 14:38:52
    Image number: 7971
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-30 14:38:52
  • Beris morrisii, male 7972
    Beris morrisii Dale, 1841    Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire 
    Beris morrisii, male, conf. dendro
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-30 14:39:46
    Image number: 7972
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-30 14:39:46
    conf. dendro
  • Beris morrisii, male 7973
    Beris morrisii Dale, 1841    Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire 
    Beris morrisii, male, conf. dendro
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-30 14:39:23
    Image number: 7973
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-30 14:39:23
    conf. dendro

Classification:
Beris morrisii belongs to the subfamily Beridinae.
Body length:
6 - 7.5 mm

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Menno Reemer: Veldtabel wapen- en bastvliegen van Nederland (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae), EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten, 2014
    Englische Textversion:
    Field Key to the Soldierflies of the Netherlands (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae) by Menno Reemer, 2014 (Text translated and edited for UK use by Jim Middleton and Martin C. Harvey, 2014)