''Eucoryphus'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...

, with three species known from the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

. It is found in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, ...

and the mountains of southern Corsica.

Species

The following three species are included in the genus: * ''

Eucoryphus brunneri ''Eucoryphus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, with three species known from the Palearctic. It is found in the Alps and the mountains of southern Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; l ...

'' Mik, 1869 – Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland * ''

Eucoryphus coeruleus ''Eucoryphus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, with three species known from the Palearctic. It is found in the Alps and the mountains of southern Corsica. Species The following three species are included in the genus: * ''E ...

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

, 1889 – Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland * ''

Eucoryphus piscariviverus ''Eucoryphus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, with three species known from the Palearctic. It is found in the Alps and the mountains of southern Corsica. Species The following three species are included in the genus: * ''E ...

'' Pusch, Stark & Pollet, 2020 – France (Corsica)

References

Dolichopodidae genera Hydrophorinae Diptera of Europe Taxa named by Josef Mik {{Dolichopodidae-stub