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 4200 3 406 416 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.