Polistes (Onerarius) Richards 1973

The subgenus Onerarius Richards, 1973 Onerarius Richards, 1973: 94, 101, ♀, ♂. Type species. Vespa camifex Fabricius, 1775, by original designation. Diagnosis (based on Richards 1973, Somavilla et al. 2021b). Body large, about 30 mm or more in length. Color light brown to yellowish. Malar space longer than wide. Clypeus distinctly separated from the eye, or when in contact, touching the lower edge of the eye. Pronotal fovea present. Epicnemial carina absent. Mesepisternal dorsal groove strong and complete. Propodeal striae strong, surpassing the metapleural border. Tergum I slightly wider than long, abruptly widened in lateral view. Last sternum laterally with two tubercles in male. Male genitalia with robust aedeagus, teeth on apical portion well developed and strong; penis valve dilated and nonbilobed; digitus with developed apical process and rounded anteroventral lobe. Species included. One species. Distribution. Neotropics and Nearctic.