Melangyna ericarum (Collin, 1946)

Heimburg, Helge, Doczkal, Dieter & Holzinger, Werner E., 2022, A checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Austria, Zootaxa 5115 (2), pp. 151-209 : 156

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6352381
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CDF354-FFB1-FFF1-2789-FF1BE337FD99
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Melangyna ericarum (Collin, 1946)
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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 GoogleMaps .

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.