An annotated checklist of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of Bhutan with new records Author Dorji, Phurpa Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Thimphu, Bhutan. Author Nidup, Tshering Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Kanglung, Bhutan. Author Klein, Wim Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. Author Dorji, Cheten College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan. Author Daglio, Anthony Independent Researcher. anthonydaglio 88 @ yahoo. com Author Gyeltshen, Choki National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Thimphu, Bhutan. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-08 5150 3 301 332 journal article 72870 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.1 a57ad4ea-577b-4357-8e5e-c5cf2dceb74e 1175-5326 6622906 E2872CD8-E03C-4D86-8E4C-4083E4E48788 43. Polistes ( Polistella ) [cf] japonicus de Saussure, 1858 ( Figures 5 : D, E, F) Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858: 260 , female, “le Japon ” [ lectotype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Géneve] Materials examined: NBCB-00572 to NBCB-00574, 18.iv.16, 3 ♀ , Nganglam , Pema Gatshel , Bhutan (around Al- abari village, 26°49'45.12"N & 91°14'17.63"E , 349 m ), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji, Tshering Nidup & Thinley Gyeltshen ; NBCB-00575, 01.x.2015 , 1 ♀ , Kanglung, Trashigang ( 27°17'13.99"N & 91°31'18.01"E , 1823 m ), Leg. : Phurpa Dorji & Tshering Nidup . Distribution: Bhutan ( new record ): Pema Gatshel, Trashigang . Elsewhere : Vietnam ( Nguyen & Kojima 2014 ; Pham & Li 2015 ).