List of Parasitica of Great Britain
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This article contains a list of wasps of Great Britain. The following species are of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor ant.
Family Embolemidae
[edit]Family Bethylidae
[edit]Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
[edit]Family Mutillidae
[edit]Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)
[edit]Subfamily Ceropalinae
[edit]Genus Cryptocheilus
[edit]Genus Priocnemis
[edit]Subfamily Pompilinae
[edit]- Pompilus cinereus – leaden spider wasp
Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps)
[edit]Genus Eumenes
[edit]Genus Pterochilus
[edit]Genus Euodynerus
[edit]Genus Pseudepipona
[edit]- Pseudepipona herrichii – Purbeck mason wasp
Genus Odynerus
[edit]Subgenus Odynerus
[edit]Subgenus Spinicoxa
[edit]Genus Gymnomerus
[edit]Genus Microdynerus
[edit]Genus Ancistrocerus
[edit]- Ancistrocerus antilope
- Ancistrocerus gazella
- Ancistrocerus nigricornis
- Ancistrocerus parietinus
- Ancistrocerus parietum
- Ancistrocerus quadratus
- Ancistrocerus scoticus
- Ancistrocerus trifasciatus
Genus Symmorphus
[edit]Subfamily Polistinae (paper wasps)
[edit]Genus Polistes
[edit]Subfamily Vespinae
[edit]Genus Vespa (hornets)
[edit]- Vespa crabro – European hornet
Genus Dolichovespula
[edit]Subgenus Dolichovespula
[edit]- Dolichovespula media – median wasp
Subgenus Pseudovespula
[edit]- Dolichovespula norwegica – Norwegian wasp
- Dolichovespula saxonica – Saxon wasp
- Dolichovespula sylvestris – tree wasp
Genus Vespula (typical social wasps)
[edit]Subgenus Vespula
[edit]- Vespula austriaca
- Vespula rufa – red wasp
Subgenus Paravespula
[edit]- Vespula germanica – German wasp
- Vespula vulgaris – common wasp
Family Crabronidae
[edit]- Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp
Family Philanthidae
[edit]- Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf
References
[edit]- Else, George "Section 10 – Check List of British Hymenoptera Aculeata" in Archer, Michael (2005). Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society: Members' Handbook. ISBN 1-870393-79-1 (pp. 113 – 131)
This article contains a list of wasps of Great Britain. The following species are of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor ant.
Family Dryinidae
Family Embolemidae
Family Bethylidae
Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
Family Tiphiidae
Family Mutillidae
Family Scoliidae
Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)
Subfamily Ceropalinae
Genus Ceropales
Subfamily Pepsinae
Genus Auplopus
Genus Cryptocheilus
Genus Dipogon
Genus Priocnemis
Subfamily Pompilinae
Genus Anoplius
Genus Aporus
Genus Episyron
Genus Evagetes
Genus Homonotus
Genus Pompilus
- Pompilus cinereus – leaden spider wasp
Family Vespidae
Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps)
Genus Eumenes
- Eumenes coarctatus
Genus Pterochilus
- Pterochilus phaleratus
Genus Euodynerus
- Euodynerus quadrifasciatus
Genus Pseudepipona
- Pseudepipona herrichii – Purbeck mason wasp
Genus Odynerus
Subgenus Odynerus
- Odynerus melanocephalus
- Odynerus spinipes
Subgenus Spinicoxa
- Odynerus reniformis
- Odynerus simillimus
Genus Gymnomerus
Genus Microdynerus
- Microdynerus exilis
Genus Ancistrocerus
- Ancistrocerus antilope
- Ancistrocerus gazella
- Ancistrocerus nigricornis
- Ancistrocerus parietinus
- Ancistrocerus parietum
- Ancistrocerus quadratus
- Ancistrocerus scoticus
- Ancistrocerus trifasciatus
Genus Symmorphus
- Symmorphus bifasciatus
- Symmorphus connexus
- Symmorphus crassicornis
- Symmorphus gracilis
Subfamily Polistinae (paper wasps)
Genus Polistes
Subfamily Vespinae
Genus Vespa (hornets)
- Vespa crabro – European hornet
Genus Dolichovespula
Subgenus Dolichovespula
- Dolichovespula media – median wasp
Subgenus Pseudovespula
- Dolichovespula norwegica – Norwegian wasp
- Dolichovespula saxonica – Saxon wasp
- Dolichovespula sylvestris – tree wasp
Genus Vespula (typical social wasps)
Subgenus Vespula
- Vespula austriaca
- Vespula rufa – red wasp
Subgenus Paravespula
- Vespula germanica – German wasp
- Vespula vulgaris – common wasp
Family Sphecidae
Family Crabronidae
- Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp
Family Philanthidae
- Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf
References
- Else, George "Section 10 – Check List of British Hymenoptera Aculeata" in Archer, Michael (2005). Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society: Members' Handbook. ISBN 1-870393-79-1 (pp. 113 – 131)