45. Polistes (Polistella) rubellus Gusenleitner, 2006

(Figures 5: G, H, I)

Polistes (Polistella) rubellus Guisenleitner, 2006: 684 . Type data: Holotype female, SMNS. Type locality: Yuksom, Sikkim, India.

Materials examined: NBCB-00576, 23.v.17, 1 ♀, Doksum, Trashi Yangtse, Bhutan (27°26'10.9"N & 91°34'39.2"E, 846 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji & Wim Klein; NBCB-00577, 09.vi.17, 1 ♀, Yongkola, Mongar, Bhutan (27°17'40.8"N & 91°09'53.7"E, 1515 m), Leg.: Wim Klein .

Distribution: Bhutan (new record): Trashi Yangtse, Mongar. Elsewhere: India; Nepal (Dvořák & Castro 2007; Gawas et al. 2020; Ghosh et al. 2020; Gusenleitner 2006; Nguyen et al. 2011).