Species of the Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Vietnam, with description of a new species and a pictorial key

WOS: 000428530200005 PubMed ID: 29690269 Twenty seven species of the subgenus Polistella Ashmead, 1904 are recorded from Vietnam. Polistes chuyangsin Nguyen & Nguyen sp. nov. and its nest are described and figured. A pictorial key to Vietnamese species of the subgenus is provided. Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED)National Foundation for Science & Technology Development (NAFOSTED) [106-NN.05-2014.40] We are grateful to James M. Carpenter (American Museum of Natural History) for the English proofreading of the manuscript. We thank section editor, Kevin Williams, and two anonymous reviewers for their critical comments. The present study was supported by the grant from the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED: no. 106-NN.05-2014.40).