Polybia flavifrons barbatula Richards, 1978

Amorim, Danielle C. De A., Dos Santos Junior, José N. A., Carvalho- Filho, Fernando Da S., Silveira, Orlando T. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, Taxonomic study of wasp species in the Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis group morphologically related to P. scrobalis and P. flavifrons, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae), Zootaxa 5477 (5), pp. 537-562 : 546-547

Polybia flavifrons barbatula Richards, 1978 .

Polybia flavifrons barbatula Richards, 1978: 40 , 98. Holotype ♀, Peru, Lambayeque, Olmos nr. Chiclayo, iii.1947, Weyrauch (NHM), examined. Rasmussen & Asenjo 2009: 48.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. body covered with distinct setae, propodeum with dense appressed pubescence, first metasomal sternum with numerous distinct setae; gena wide and with a distinct margin; pronotal carina stronger than the nominotypical subspecies; first metasomal tergum slightly shorter, ca. 1.0X longer than mesopleuron height; gena normally yellow; clypeus with yellow marks but centrally black. MALE. According to Richards (1978), gena is narrower and clypeus more widely yellow.

Examined material. Holotype ♀, PERU: Lambayeque, Olmos , iii.1947 (Weyrauch) ( NHM) (photographs); Olmos, 1♀, 13.iv.1968 (R. Pardo) ; ARGENTINA: Iguazú Mis. R.A., 1♀ 30.i–13.iii.1945 (Mayward, Willink, Golbach) ; BOLÍVIA: Santa Cruz, 1♂, iii.1955 (Prosen) ( IFML) (photographs); EQUADOR: Loja, Masanamaca, 1♀ 16.iii.1985 (L. Coloma) , Manabi, Tosagua, 1♀ 06.xii.1985 (F. Bravo) ( NHM) (photographs).

Distribution. Bolívia, Peru.