Labena gloriosa, Cresson, 1874

Marinho, Luana S. & Fernandes, Daniell R. R., 2025, Taxonomy of Labena Cresson, 1864 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Labeninae) from Brazil, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 5660 (1), pp. 1-52 : 18

The gloriosa species-group

Diagnosis. This species-group can be characterized by the combination of the following characters: apex of flagellum cylindrical, scutellum somewhat flattened; area superomedia more or less defined, generally subquadrate; posterior transverse carina of propodeum raised laterally into a low flange, inclined forward; posterior part of pleural carina of propodeum absent, but sometimes with groove present; form of mid tibia inflated; outer surface of mid tibia with scattered bristles; apex of ovipositor compressed with fine file-like teeth.