Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius de Saussure, 1854

(Figs. 41–42)

Polistes sagittarius de Saussure 1854: 56, ♀ —“Les Indes-Orientales, la Chine ” (syntypes MHN and BMNH).

Diagnosis. Recognized by the weak striation of pronotum and the absence of a distinct angle between dorsal and lateral pronotal faces (Fig. 42).

Material examined. No available specimens from Philippine Islands in this study.

Distribution. India; Nepal; China; Hong Kong; Myanmar; Thailand; Malaysia; Singapore; Indonesia; Vietnam; Philippine Islands: Palawan (Bequaert 1940; Carpenter 1996b).