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 Myolepta nigritarsis Coe, 1957 So far only one record for Austria was published ( Reemer et al . 2005 ). The specimen is deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum Leiden ( Netherlands ). Myolepta nigritarsis occurs preferentially in old oak forests. It can occur syntopic with other species of the genus Myolepta , e.g., M. obscura (Becher, 1882) or M. vara (Panzer, 1788) .