Abstract
One species of the genus Polistes, Polistes (Polistella) caobangensis Nguyen, sp. nov. is described from the northern part of Vietnam. In addition, males of two other species, Polistes (Polistella) gilvus Nguyen, Kojima and Saito and Polistes (Polistella) brunus Nguyen and Carpenter are also described for the first time.
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