43. Polistes (Polistella) [cf] japonicus de Saussure, 1858

(Figures 5: D, E, F)

Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858: 260, female, “le Japon ” [lectotype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Géneve]

Materials examined: NBCB-00572 to NBCB-00574, 18.iv.16, 3 ♀, Nganglam, Pema Gatshel, Bhutan (around Al- abari village, 26°49'45.12"N & 91°14'17.63"E, 349 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji, Tshering Nidup & Thinley Gyeltshen; NBCB-00575, 01.x.2015, 1 ♀, Kanglung, Trashigang (27°17'13.99"N & 91°31'18.01"E, 1823 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji & Tshering Nidup .

Distribution: Bhutan (new record): Pema Gatshel, Trashigang. Elsewhere: Vietnam (Nguyen & Kojima 2014; Pham & Li 2015).