The subfamily Mendesellinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Brazil, with the description of six new species
Bortoni, Marco Aurélio
Souza-Gessner, Carolina Da Silva
Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria
Zootaxa
2016
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5NZC
[240,378,1626,1652]
Insecta
Braconidae
Mendesella
Animalia
Hymenoptera
4
410
Arthropoda
genus
1 Dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite incomplete and discontinuous.................. M. orianaeValerio & Whitfield - Dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite complete until near apex ( Figs 7, 10, 13, 16).............................. 2 2 Dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite converging near apex......................... M. magnaWhitfield & Mason - Dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite closest to one another at about mid length of tergite ( Figs 7, 10, 13, 16)......... 3 3 Dorsal carinae posterior to mid length of first metasomal tergite remaining parallel towards apex ( Figs 7, 13, 16)........ 4 - Dorsal carinae posterior to mid length of first metasomal tergite diverging towards apex (Figs. 10).....................7 4 Mesopleuron completelly and uniformily fulvous (Fig. 15).................................................... 5 - Mesopleuron with blackish or whitish infuscation ventrally ( Figs 6, 12).......................................... 6 5 Ovipositor about 1.5 × hind tibia....................................... M. jaraguaiensisYamada & Penteado-Dias - Ovipositor as long as hind tibia............................................................... M. yamadai sp.n 6 Mesopleuron blackish ventrally; propodeum, midleg, hind coxa and hind femora yellow (Fig. 12)........... M. japi sp. n. - Mesopleuron whitish ventrally; propodeum, midlegs, hind coxae and hind femora whitish ( Fig. 6)...... M. albipleura sp. n. 7 Ovipositor 1.3 × hind tibia; propodeum coarsely rugose with areola narrowing anteriorly... M. brasiliensisWhitifield & Mason - Ovipositor 2.0 × hind tibia; propodeum weakly rugose with nearly parallel-sided areola............................. 8 8 Mesopleuron mostly or entirely fulvous; ovipositor sheath entirely dark brown......... M. amazonicaWhitfield & Mason - Mesopleuron entirely brownish ( Fig. 9); ovipositor sheath with basal half dark brown,apical half fulvous ( Fig. 8).................................................................................................. M. itatiaia sp. n.