Abstract
A new species of Polistes Latreille, 1802 from Sulawesi, namely Polistes (Polistella) celebensis Selis, sp. nov., is described and figured. This is the first endemic species of this genus from Sulawesi.
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https://doi.org/10.12976/jib/2017.5.1