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.

Family Dryinidae

Family Embolemidae

• Embolemus ruddii

Family Bethylidae

Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)

Family Tiphiidae

Family Mutillidae

Family Scoliidae

Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)

Sub-family Ceropalinae

Genus Ceropales

• Ceropales maculata

Sub-family Pepsinae

Genus Auplopus

• Auplopus carbonarius

Genus Cryptocheilus

• Cryptocheilus notatus

Genus Dipogon

• Dipogon bifasciatus
• Dipogon subintermedius
• Dipogon variegatus

Genus Priocnemis

• Priocnemis perturbator

Sub-family Pompilinae

Genus Anoplius

• Anoplius nigerrimus

Genus Aporus

• Aporus unicolor

Genus Episyron

• Episyron gallicum
• Episyron rufipes

Genus Evagetes

• Evagetes crassicornis

Genus Homonotus

• Homonotus sanguinolentus

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

• Gymnomerus laevipes

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 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

• Cerceris rybyensis - ornate tailed digger wasp

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)