title: Mexican species of the genus Stethantyx Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae).
abstract: Six species of the genus Stethantyx Townes are found to occur in Mexico. One species, S. mexicana sp. n., is described as new, and four recently described Neotropical species, S. alajuela Khalaim & Broad, S. heredia Khalaim & Broad, S. osa Khalaim & Broad and S. sanjosea Khalaim & Broad, are new records from Mexico. A key to species of Stethantyx occurring in Mexico is provided.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Cd. Victoria 87149, México ; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
authors.forename: Andrey I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Khalaim
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Cd. Victoria 87149, México.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruíz-Cancino
keywords: Key; Neotropical region; North America; new records; new species; taxonomy