I think the band pattern on the abdomen fits Vespula maculifrons, but I agree it seems unusually small.    From Wordnik.com.  [And the winner is... - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Wasps – or Vespula vulgaris – live in paper nests of up to 10,000 workers, often in abandoned animal burrows, garden sheds, or lofts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sting in tail of a wet summer | Impact Lab] 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

Jackets, most probably Eastern Yellowjackets, Vespula maculifrons, which BugGuide indicates is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comments for What's That Bug?] Reference

Razer's Vespula, however, offers something you can feel: Two completely different mousing surfaces in one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gizmodo] Reference

The Vespula mouse mat has a Speed Surface and a Control surface, each aimed at enhancing freedom of movement and tactile feedback, respectively.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia News - Global] Reference

Razer's new Vespula (a species of social wasps, according to Wikipedia) is a dual-sided affair with a neat non-slip surface and padded wrist rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atomic] Reference

Professional gamers have also put the Razer Vespula through thousands of hours of intense gameplay to validate the tracking surfaces for tournament play.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.hardwarezone.com.sg] Reference

Vespula is Razer's latest dual-sided surface and has textures that alternately provide more speed or more control, whether for gamers or pros with high-accuracy mice.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacNN | The Macintosh News Network] Reference

An aggressively (m) angled rectangle, Vespula is hard mousepad with two distinct surfaces, one on each side: A "precision" surface, which is textured and bumpy, like the softer side of side of sandpaper, and a speed side, which is smooth, not unlike the glass trackpads on MacBooks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gizmodo] Reference

Possums (Vespula vulgaris), red deer (Cervus elaphus), goats (Capra hircus), and pigs (Sus scrofa) are found throughout Southland's forests along with the ubiquitous rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus) and three mustelids: stoats (Mustela erminea), ferrets (M. putorius), and weasels (M. nivalis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Southland temperate forests] 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

Vespula mouse mat: it's flat!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atomic] Reference

(Vespula vulgaris).    From Wordnik.com.  [Double-Tongued Dictionary] Reference

(Vespula flaviceps) mixed with rice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anime Nano!] Reference