Yes it is correct for Polistes dominulus, but most do not.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beckwith on ID] Reference

In Polistes fuscatus, the black face marks seem to be more an individual recognition signal, not primarily related to social status.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beckwith on ID] Reference

Actually, most paperwasp (Polistes) species do not have those facial markings at all or they do not seem to convey any individual or social meaning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beckwith on ID] Reference

Here we report social costs in a previously undescribed badge of status: the highly variable black facial patterns of female paper wasps, Polistes dominulus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beckwith on ID] Reference

I'm no expert on Polistes species, but perhaps P. dominulus tend to found new nests more often with multiple females (that then fight for dominance), compared to other species with single founding females.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beckwith on ID] Reference

Again, multiple paper wasps for instance, Polistes may found a nest together, and typically only the dominant foundress rears fertile offspring; the other foundresses are often, but not always, related to her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe Disproves Irreducible Complexity - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

These look to us like Red Wasps, Polistes carolina.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's That Bug?] Reference

A similar species with the same range is Polistes perplexus, also pictured on.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's That Bug?] Reference

A specimen of the Polistes carnifex was hunting about for caterpillars in my garden.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference

A similar species with the same range is Polistes perplexus, also pictured on BugGuide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comments for What's That Bug?] Reference

Vespula (generally subterranean-nesting yellowjackets), Vespa (true hornets), and Polistes.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Crocodiles Can Surf Across Oceans, Scientists Say] Reference

Polistes colonies are founded by females that engage in aggressive contests to determine who will rule the nest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newswise: Latest News] Reference

Wasps in the genus Polistes are known as Paper Wasps and though they are not aggressive, they can sting if their nest is disturbed.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's That Bug?] Reference

This is a portrait of nine Polistes dominulus paper wasps, illustrating the variation in facial patterns that functions as a signal of fighting ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

(generally aerial-nesting yellowjackets), Vespula (generally subterranean-nesting yellowjackets), Vespa (true hornets), and Polistes (common paper wasps).    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Crocodiles Can Surf Across Oceans, Scientists Say] Reference

Polistes dominula is the next entry in this blog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Happy 265th Birthday - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Wasps in the genus Polistes are known as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comments for What's That Bug?] Reference

Polistes, or very closely related to that genus.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scientific Monthly, October-December 1915] Reference

Polistes dominula.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Panda's Thumb: August 2009 Archives] Reference

Polistes dominula - The Panda's Thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Polistes dominula - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Polistes carnifex.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference