Moved from Subgenus Polistes.

But am checking here to ensure the move is agreed on.

Moved from Polistes. There is no doubt that the colour pattern of this wasp is extremely aberrant. Now that it has been suggested by Jesse Mendelsohn I have no doubt that this is a Polistes (s.s.) and almost certainly a male dominula (the only species of the subgenus known from North America). The male antennal morphology (though not very clear on the image) is as in Polistes (s.s.) and the bright orange flagellum colour further supports this placement. The thorax morphology (esp. the pronotum) and first abdominal segment are very different from Pterocheilus and exactly as they should be in Polistes. The fact that this individual is malformed (see left wings) might also have some connection to the highly unsual colour pattern.

The ID is also consistent with biogeography. Pterocheilus is a western genus that nests in the ground. Ground-nesting wasps (unlike cavity-nesters) are very rarely subjected to accidental introductions by human activity. Ohio is far outside the range of Pterocheilus and in particular that of extremely xanthic southwestern desert species such as pimorum.

Thanks everyone for sorting this out!

Moved from Pterocheilus.

ID by James Carpenter, Marco Selis, and Jesse Mendelsohn based on the full set of images. I've added some relevant correspondence below:

Marco Selis: "The only Pterocheilus with that pattern is P. pimorum and is definitely different."

Jesse Mendelsohn: "Similar specimens have been found since, and diagnosed as either dominula or gallicus. All males, interestingly. You can clearly see the shape of the upper abdomen, propodeum and thorax does not match Eumeninae body shape at all."

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Some additional angles of the same specimen were posted to the original ID request via Facebook.
1, 2, 3

Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.

Are you sure this image is from Ohio? There is no species that looks even remotely similar in Ohio. It probably is a Pterocheilus, though it is hard to see. Under what circumstances was this wasp found? It is obviously unable to fly.

Moved from ID Request.

This might be something in the genus Pterocheilus. The curved antennae makes this look like a male, but I'm not sure of that.

Fully developed wings = Adult