taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E58785FF9AFFD169CDFC8BCBA2CC71.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Polistes affinis was described by Gusenleitner (2006) based on a single female specimen (holotype) from Phongsaly env., Phongsaly province (Laos), and three females (paratypes) of the same data as the holotype, which are housed in Oberösterreich Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria. Later, this species was recorded from the northwestern part of Vietnam (Nguyen et al., 2011), and no further information on this species has been added since then. The male and a nest of this species are described here for the first time. One nest (Nest # TD- 2012 - P- 01) collected at Tam Dao National Park was examined. As described below, the male is similar to the female both in structure and coloration except for some characters.	en	Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong (2017): Notes on the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from the northern part of Vietnam with description of males and nests. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 220-225, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5355981
03E58785FF9AFFD169CDFC8BCBA2CC71.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 17 females, 13 males (IEBR), Tam Dao NP, Vinh Phuc, alt. 900 – 1200 m, Nest # TD- 2012 - P- 01, 30. vii- 3. viii. 2012, T. D. Tran. 2 females (IEBR), Tam Dao NP, Vinh Phuc, alt. 1000 m, 16. vii. 2015, L. T. P. Nguyen.	en	Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong (2017): Notes on the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from the northern part of Vietnam with description of males and nests. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 220-225, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5355981
03E58785FF9EFFD569CDFB4BCABFC892.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was recorded from Vinh Phuc, Hai Phong, Hoa Binh and Ninh Binh (Nguyen at al., 2011). In this study, this species is also recorded from Cao Bang, the northernmost province of Vietnam, together with its nest.	en	Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong (2017): Notes on the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from the northern part of Vietnam with description of males and nests. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 220-225, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5355981
03E58785FF9EFFD569CDFB4BCABFC892.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 19 females, 25 males, Phia Oac, Pha Den, Nguyen Binh, Cao Bang, 22 ° 35 ′ 07.7 ″ N 105 ° 51 ′ 59.8 ″ E, alt. 900 – 1100 m, Nest # VN-CB- 2014 - P- 01, 25 – 28. v. 2014, T. V. Hoang. Nest. A nest (Nest # VN-CB- 2014 - P- 01) (Fig. 18) collected in Phia Oac NP, Cao Bang was examined. The nest was at the fully-developed stage and had a comb comprised of mainly long cells, collected together with 19 females and 15 males. Ten males emerged later when the nest was brought back to the laboratory and was being kept in a nylon bag. The nest was found under the broad leaf of a tree about 3 m above the ground. The nest characteristics are as follows: Petiole single, terminal, with thick central core of plant fibres, enlarged strictly with adult salivary secretion, black and lustrous, 4.2 mm long, 2.2 × 6.8 mm thick; salivary coating extended onto substrate and largely onto back of comb. Comb tough, pliable in texture, brown, subcircular (about 52 mm × 50 mm) in view from side of cell opening; ventral surface convex; dorsal surface deeply concave. Nest cells generally arranged regularly and round at open end, but partly irregularly arranged, where some cells are pentagonal; cell expanded towards open end, 3.4 mm (range 2.5 – 4.6 mm; n = 10) wide at bottom and 5.6 mm (range 5.1 – 6.3 mm; n = 10) wide at open end, 14.5 mm (range 13.0 – 16.2) mm; n = 10) deep; cell wall about 0.02 mm thick. Cocoon caps slightly domed beyond rim of cell, yellow.	en	Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong (2017): Notes on the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from the northern part of Vietnam with description of males and nests. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 220-225, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5355981
03E58785FF9EFFD569CDFB4BCABFC892.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China; Japan; Vietnam (Nguyen et al., 2011, present study).	en	Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong (2017): Notes on the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from the northern part of Vietnam with description of males and nests. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 220-225, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5355981
