Beris fuscipesBeris fuscipes, the short-horned black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.DescriptionHead dark. Antennae short the antennal flagellum thickened basally, as wide as pedicel and narrowed sharply toward apex, almost trapezoidal. Thorax and scutellum bright shining green, not in the least blackish, Abdomen black, legs extensively dark dull orange or dusky. Scutellum with usually six spines. Epandrium with developed surstyli. Very similar to Beris geniculata.BiologyBeris fuscipes occurs in damp woodland, marshes and fens from May-September.DistributionMost of Europe including European Russia. North America.