title: A new paper wasp from Late Eocene of France (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae).
abstract: The new vespid genus and species Palaeopolistes jattioti gen. et. sp. nov. is described from the Late Eocene of Monteils (Gard, France). The new taxon has clear features of the Polistinae but its tribal assignment is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: UMR 7205, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France.; Email: perrard@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrard
authors.affiliation: UMR 7205, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France.; Email: anel@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nel
authors.affiliation: Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, 10024, New-York City, NY, USA.; Email: carpenter@amnh.org.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005580:Fossils; D005602:France; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*