Yellow oriental paper wasp

Polistes olivaceus

This Asian paper wasp is around 1,8-2,4 cm in length. It is all yellow with some black patterning on the abdomen and on the thorax, and can easily be identified by his yellow legs and antennae.
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Naming

Synonyms
Vespa olivacea DeGeer, 1773
Polistes hebraeus Fabricius, 1787
Polistes macaensis (Fabricius, 1793)
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Distribution

Normal distribution is Indian area to S China, Pacific islands, introduced into Australia and New Zealand.

References:

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http://www.macaubiodiversity.org/polistes-olivaceus/
http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=9369
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Polistes_%28Gyrostoma%29_olivaceus
http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto07_1_1979/Volume%207-1-41-44.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyVespidae
GenusPolistes
SpeciesPolistes olivaceus
Photographed in
Fiji
Maldives
French Polynesia