Polistes (Onerarius) Richards, 1973

Somavilla, Alexandre, Santos, Bernardo F., Carpenter, James M., Andena, Sérgio Ricardo & Oliveira, Márcio Luiz, 2021, Total-evidence Phylogeny of the New World Polistes Lepeletier, 1836, Paper Wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae, Polistini), American Museum Novitates 2021 (3973), pp. 1-44 : 18

Polistes (Onerarius) Richards, 1973 , status rev.

Onerarius Richards, 1973: 94, 101. Type species: Vespa camifex Fabricius, 1775 , by original designation.

INCLUDED SPECIES: P. carnifex .

DIAGNOSIS (morphological synapomorphies in boldface):Body large, about 30 mm or more in length. Color light brown to yellowish. Malar space longer than wide. Clypeus distinctly separated from the eye, or when in contact, touching the lower edge of the eye. Pronotal fovea present. Epicnemial carina absent. Mesepisternal dorsal groove strong and complete. Propodeal striae strong, surpassing the metapleural border. Tergum I slightly wider than long, abruptly widened in lateral view. Last sternum laterally with two tubercles. Male genitalia with robust aedeagus, teeth on apical portion well developed and strong; penis valve dilated and nonbilobed; digitus with developed apical process and rounded anteroventral lobe.