@article {56179, title = {Four new species of the fungus gnat genus Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846 and a key to the six Nearctic species (Diptera, Mycetophilidae).}, journal = {Spixiana}, volume = {38}, year = {2015}, month = {12/2015}, pages = {279-288}, chapter = {279}, abstract = {

Four new Nearctic species of the fungus gnat genus Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846\ were discovered in eastern North America. Tetragoneura polyspina Taber is known\ from Canada and the northern United States, Tetragoneura canada Taber is known\ only from its boreal namesake country, Tetragoneura dixie Taber is known only from\ the austral United States, and Tetragoneura caligula Taber is known only from the\ Great Lakes region of the United States. With the two recently described species\ Tetragoneura caliga Taber and Tetragoneura lustra Taber, and the designation of\ Tetragoneura nitida Adams, 1903 as a nomen dubium, a total of six Nearctic species\ of this genus are currently known.

}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {56178, title = {A new Nearctic species of the fungus gnat genus Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846 and notes on Tetragoneura nitida Adams, 1903 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae).}, journal = {Spixiana}, volume = {38}, year = {2015}, month = {12/2015}, pages = {273-278}, chapter = {273}, abstract = {

A new Nearctic species of the fungus gnat genus Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846\ was discovered in western Michigan, USA. More than 100 males and seven females\ of Tetragoneura lustra spec. nov. flew to a Malaise trap over the course of several\ years in an ecotone between swamp and second-growth forest. The new species\ resembles published accounts of Tetragoneura nitida Adams, 1903, which is relegated
herein to the status of nomen dubium. Juvenile stages of T. lustra are unknown.

}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {50786, title = {Two New Nearctic Species of Boletina Staeger Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {38}, year = {2013}, pages = {119-132}, abstract = {

Two new species of Boletina Staeger fungus gnat were discovered in western Michigan. Adult males of both species flew to a Malaise trap in spring and a second generation of one species flew during the transition from late summer to autumn. The habitat was an ecotone between swamp and second-growth forest dominated by black ash (Fraxinus nigra Marshall), paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), and black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrhart). Females and juvenile stages of Boletina dentata Taber and Boletina tricinctoides Taber are either unknown or have not been described.

}, doi = {10.3958/059.038.0101}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.038.0101}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {50569, title = {A New Nearctic Species of Docosia Winnertz Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Notes on Docosia walpurga Taber and Docosia dichroa Loew, and the Identification of Females of All Three Species}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {37}, year = {2012}, pages = {379-390}, abstract = {A new species of Docosia Winnertz fungus gnat was discovered in western Michigan. One male and four females appeared in a Malaise trap in mostly deciduous woods in spring. Docosia fimbria Taber with its orange and black coloration resembled Docosia dichroa Loew and the newly discovered Docosia walpurga Taber, but male and female terminalia and wing venation indicated specific differences. Females of all three species were associated by comparative anatomy with males, and seasonal phenology was determined.}, doi = {10.3958/059.037.0314}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {50504, title = {A New Nearctic Species of Boletina Staeger Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {37}, year = {2012}, pages = {159-170}, abstract = {

A second new species of Boletina Staeger fungus gnat was discovered in western Michigan following the discovery of Boletina michigana Taber in the same habitat at the same time of year. Males and females were collected in early spring in a Malaise trap in a paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall)-red maple (Acer rubrum L.)-black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrhart) woods adjacent to black ash (Fraxinus nigra Marshall) swamp and cattail (Typha latifolia L.) marsh. Boletina setacea Taber will key out to Boletina sciarina Staeger by using one of two old keys, but male terminalia and wing venation indicated a specific difference.

}, doi = {10.3958/059.037.0209}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.037.0209}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {49281, title = {A New Species of Docosia Winnertz Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {36}, year = {2011}, pages = {451-462}, abstract = {A new species of Docosia Winnertz fungus gnat was discovered in western Michigan. Males and females were collected in mid-spring in a Malaise trap in a paper birch-red maple-black cherry woods adjacent to a black ash swamp and cattail marsh. Docosia walpurga Taber resembles Docosia dichroa Loew but male terminalia and female coloration indicate a specific difference instead. A remarkable and yet-unidentified empidid fly that seems to mimic the fungus gnat was found with the new species.}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.036.0407}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {48297, title = {A New Species of Boletina Staeger Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {36}, year = {2011}, pages = {335-349}, abstract = {A new species of Boletina Staeger fungus gnat was discovered in western Michigan. Adult males and females were collected in early spring in a Malaise trap in a paper birch-red maple-black cherry woods adjacent to black ash swamp and cattail marsh. The late March collection date is the earliest reported from the eastern United States for any species of the genus according to the literature examined. Boletina michigana Taber will sometimes key out to Boletina obscura Johannsen using keys based upon non-genitalic morphology, but male terminalia indicate a specific difference instead.}, doi = {doi: 10.3958/059.036.0311}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.036.0311}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} }