Polistes (Polistella) stigma tamula (Fabricius, 1798)

(Figs. 5, 6)

Vespa tamula Fabricius, 1798: 263 – “In India Orientali” (Copenhagen).

Material examined. VIETNAM (IEBR): Hai Phong: 2 females, Dao Khi, Cat Ba NP, Cat Hai, 20°43′81″N, 107°4′74″E, ca 30 m, 26 July 2013, coll. L. T.P. Nguyen & D.D. Nguyen.

Distribution. India: Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka; Vietnam (new record).