List of wasps of Great Britain

This page 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.

Contents 1 Family Dryinidae 2 Family Embolemidae 3 Family Bethylidae 4 Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps) 5 Family Tiphiidae 6 Family Mutillidae 7 Family Scoliidae 8 Family Pompilidae (spider wasps) 9 Family Vespidae 9.1 Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps) 9.1.1 Genus Eumenes 9.1.2 Genus Pterochilus 9.1.3 Genus Euodynerus 9.1.4 Genus Pseudepipona 9.1.5 Genus Odynerus 9.1.5.1 Subgenus Odynerus 9.1.5.2 Subgenus Spinicoxa 9.1.6 Genus Gymnomerus 9.1.7 Genus Microdynerus 9.1.8 Genus Ancistrocercus 9.1.9 Genus Symmorphus 9.2 Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps) 9.2.1 Genus Polistes 9.2.2 Genus Vespa (hornets) 9.2.3 Genus Dolichovespula 9.2.4 Subgenus Dolichovespula 9.2.5 Subgenus Pseudovespula 9.2.6 Genus Vespula (typical social wasps) 9.2.7 Subgenus Vespula 9.2.8 Subgenus Paravespula 10 Family Sphecidae 11 Family Crabronidae 12 References

Family Dryinidae

Family Embolemidae

Family Bethylidae

Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)

Family Tiphiidae

Family Mutillidae

Family Scoliidae

Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)

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

• Gymnomerus laevipes

Genus Microdynerus

• Microdynerus exilis

Genus Ancistrocercus

• Ancistrocercus antilope
• Ancistrocercus gazella
• Ancistrocercus nigricornis
• Ancistrocercus parietinus
• Ancistrocercus parietum
• Ancistrocercus quadratus
• Ancistrocercus scoticus
• Ancistrocercus trifasciatus

Genus Symmorphus

• Symmorphus bifasciatus
• Symmorphus connexus
• Symmorphus crassicornis
• Symmorphus gracilis

Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps)

Genus Polistes

• Polistes dominula

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

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)

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