Lek mating is relatively common among paper wasp species. Ropalidia marginata is an Old World species of paper wasp. The stalk at the base of paper wasp nests is also called a petiole. Foundress association is a common strategy for the yellow paper wasp. Polistes metricus (metricus paper wasp) is a wasp native to North America. Polistes canadensis, commonly known as the red paper wasp, is a Neotropical, primitively eusocial wasp. The paper wasp is native to East Asia. Polistes rubiginosus is a species of polistine paper wasp found in the United States. Mischocyttarus flavitarsis is a social paper wasp found in western North America. Its rust colored body gives the red paper wasp its common name. "Mirothrips arbiter" has been found in paper wasp nests in Brazil. Dolichovespula norvegicoides is a species of paper wasp from Central California, to Canada, and Alaska. The Asian paper wasp has a slender body about in length. Apoica flavissima is a paper wasp found primarily in South America. Members of "Vespula" are often confused with other genera, especially the paper wasp "Polistes dominula".