Polybia scutellaris var. paulista Ihering, 1896: 160

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Lectotype: ♀ (# MZSP 57088)‘[Brazil, São Paulo],Ypiranga [ Ipiranga], Glattes Nest’ ‘ Polybia scutellaris var. paulista H. v. Iher., ♀, lectotype’.

Current status: Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896 .

Comments: Lectotype designated by Richards(1978:85).