Three new Nearctic fungus gnat species were discovered in western Michigan. Adult males and females of Tetragoneura caliga n. sp., adult males of Ectrepesthoneura vacca n. sp., and three adult males of Ectrepesthoneura complexa n. sp. flew to a Malaise trap in 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). Adult females of E. vacca and E. complexa and juvenile stages of all three species remain unknown.
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Saginaw Valley State Univ, Biol Dept, 7400 Bay Rd, University Ctr, MI 48710 USASaginaw Valley State Univ, Biol Dept, 7400 Bay Rd, University Ctr, MI 48710 USA
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Saginaw Valley State Univ, Biol Dept, 7400 Bay Rd, University Ctr, MI 48710 USASaginaw Valley State Univ, Biol Dept, 7400 Bay Rd, University Ctr, MI 48710 USA
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Saginaw Valley State Univ, Dept Biol, Univ Ctr, University Ctr, MI 48710 USASaginaw Valley State Univ, Dept Biol, Univ Ctr, University Ctr, MI 48710 USA
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Saginaw Valley State Univ, Dept Biol, Univ Ctr, University Center, MI 48710 USASaginaw Valley State Univ, Dept Biol, Univ Ctr, University Center, MI 48710 USA