A checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Austria Author Heimburg, Helge Landesmuseum für Kärnten, Sammlungs- und Wissenschaftszentrum, Liberogasse 6, A- 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria. Author Doczkal, Dieter Klingelackerweg 10, 76571 Gaggenau, Germany. doczkal @ snsb. de Author Holzinger, Werner E. 0000-0002-0326-8518 Ökoteam-Institute for Animal Ecology & Landscape Planning, Bergmanngasse 22, A- 8010 Graz, Austria. holzinger @ oekoteam. at; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0326 - 8518 holzinger@oekoteam.at text Zootaxa 2022 2022-03-14 5115 2 151 209 journal article 20242 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.2.1 325a8a74-84b8-4050-9b9c-1dc01d16c206 1175-5326 6352373 D7DA36B2-1A0B-4D8B-9277-4EA2BFDE4C5C Melangyna ericarum (Collin, 1946) Examined material. North Tyrol : Landeck , Paznauntal , Umgebung Falgenar [sic] 1200−1300 m , 47°06’41’’ N , 10°28’58’’ E , 26.7.1986 ( 1♂ ), leg. C. Claussen ; det. T . Nielsen . Notes. Claus Claussen recorded one single male for North Tyrol more than 30 years ago. Tore Nielsen compared this specimen with the type material of M. ericarum . He verified the specimen identification (pers. comm. of C. Claussen to H. Heimburg). The correct name of the collection site is “Falgenair”. There is no further information about its habitat in Austria . The occurrence of M . ericarum extends from northern Europe (Scottish Highlands and Denmark ) through the Czech Republic , Germany , Switzerland and parts of France to northern Italy . The preferred habitat is assumed to be (humid) coniferous forests along the tree line up to the subalpine Krummholz zone, e.g., Pinus mugo T . ( Speight 2020 ). The specimen is deposited in the private collection of Claus Claussen.