List of Parasitica of Great Britain

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[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Embolemidae[edit]

• Embolemus ruddii

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Bethylidae[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

• Chrysis ignita
• Chrysis ruddii
• Chrysis viridula

Family Tiphiidae[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Mutillidae[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Scoliidae[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Sub-family Ceropalinae[edit]

Genus Ceropales[edit]

• Ceropales maculata

Sub-family Pepsinae[edit]

Genus Auplopus[edit]

• Auplopus carbonarius

Genus Cryptocheilus[edit]

• Cryptocheilus notatus

Genus Dipogon[edit]

• Dipogon bifasciatus
• Dipogon subintermedius
• Dipogon variegatus

Genus Priocnemis[edit]

• Priocnemis perturbator

Sub-family Pompilinae[edit]

Genus Anoplius[edit]

• Anoplius nigerrimus

Genus Aporus[edit]

• Aporus unicolor

Genus Episyron[edit]

• Episyron gallicum
• Episyron rufipes

Genus Evagetes[edit]

• Evagetes crassicornis

Genus Homonotus[edit]

• Homonotus sanguinolentus

Genus Pompilus[edit]

• Pompilus cinereus- Leaden spider wasp

Family Vespidae[edit]

Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps)[edit]

Genus Eumenes[edit]

• Eumenes coarctatus

Genus Pterochilus[edit]

• Pterochilus phaleratus

Genus Euodynerus[edit]

• Euodynerus quadrifasciatus

Genus Pseudepipona[edit]

• Pseudepipona herrichii – Purbeck Mason-wasp

Genus Odynerus[edit]

Subgenus Odynerus[edit]

• Odynerus melanocephalus
• Odynerus spinipes

Subgenus Spinicoxa[edit]

• Odynerus reniformis
• Odynerus simillimus

Genus Gymnomerus[edit]

• Gymnomerus laevipes

Genus Microdynerus[edit]

• Microdynerus exilis

Genus Ancistrocerus[edit]

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

Genus Symmorphus[edit]

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

Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps)[edit]

Genus Polistes[edit]

• Polistes dominula

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 Sphecidae[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Family Crabronidae[edit]

• Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp
• Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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)