Polistes (Polistes) Latreille 1802 (wasp)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. 3:1-467
Parent taxon: Polistes according to X. Xu et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Polistes attavina, Polistes industrius, Polistes kirbyanus, Polistes primitiva, Polistes signata, Polistes vergnei
Subtaxa: Polistes (Polistes) tibetensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence