A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Three new large-bodied species of Labena (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Labeninae), with a key to the Neotropical striata species group
Authors: Bordera S, Gonzalez-Moreno A, Saaksjarvi IE, Veijalainen A
Publisher: ENTOMOL SOC CANADA
Publication year: 2010
Journal: Canadian Entomologist
Journal name in source: CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
Journal acronym: CAN ENTOMOL
Number in series: 2
Volume: 142
Issue: 2
First page : 103
Last page: 119
Number of pages: 17
ISSN: 0008-347X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4039/n09-059(external)
Abstract
Labena Cresson is a large Gondwanan genus best represented in the Neotropical area. We describe three new species in the Neotropical Labena striata species group Labena gauldiana sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Mexico, Labena yucatanica sp. nov. from Mexico, and Labena iquitosica sp. nov. from Peruvian Amazonia These species are among the largest and most spectacular Neotropical Ichneumonidae ever collected. We also provide additional descriptive remarks regarding Labena striata Townes and Townes (including intraspecific variation) and an identification key to the six species of the sirloin group.
Labena Cresson is a large Gondwanan genus best represented in the Neotropical area. We describe three new species in the Neotropical Labena striata species group Labena gauldiana sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Mexico, Labena yucatanica sp. nov. from Mexico, and Labena iquitosica sp. nov. from Peruvian Amazonia These species are among the largest and most spectacular Neotropical Ichneumonidae ever collected. We also provide additional descriptive remarks regarding Labena striata Townes and Townes (including intraspecific variation) and an identification key to the six species of the sirloin group.