title: Description of three new species of Labena Cresson from Mexico (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Labeninae), with notes on tropical species richness.
abstract: Three new species of Labena Cresson (Ichneumonidae, Labeninae); L. littoralis sp. nov., L. tekalina sp. nov. and L. madoricola sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Material was collected with Malaise traps in 2008 and 2009 in the Biosphere Reserve Ria Lagartos (Mexico). Diagnostic characters to distinguish them from all other New World species of the genus are provided. In addition, the tropical species richness of the genus is shortly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal. Km 16.3 antigua carretera Merida-Motul. C.P. 97345. Conkal, Yucatán, México; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Moreno
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales & Instituto de Investigación CIBIO (Centro Iberoamericano de Biodiversidad). Universidad de Alicante. Apdo. Corr. 99, 03080. Alicante, Spain.; Email: s.bordera@ua.es.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bordera
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, FI-20014 University of Turku, Finland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ilari Eerikki
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Sääksjärvi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009929:Organ Size; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development