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
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Family Embolemidae
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Family Bethylidae
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Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
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Family Tiphiidae
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Family Mutillidae
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Family Scoliidae
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Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)
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Sub-family Ceropalinae
Genus Ceropales
Sub-family Pepsinae
Genus Auplopus
Genus Cryptocheilus
Genus Dipogon
Genus Priocnemis
Sub-family 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
Genus Pterochilus
Genus Euodynerus
Genus Pseudepipona
Genus Odynerus
Subgenus Odynerus
Subgenus Spinicoxa
Genus Gymnomerus
Genus Microdynerus
Genus Ancistrocerus
- Ancistrocerus antilope
- Ancistrocerus gazella
- Ancistrocerus nigricornis
- Ancistrocerus parietinus
- Ancistrocerus parietum
- Ancistrocerus quadratus
- Ancistrocerus scoticus
- Ancistrocerus trifasciatus
Genus Symmorphus
Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps)
Genus Polistes
Genus Vespa (hornets)
Genus Dolichovespula
Subgenus Dolichovespula
Subgenus Pseudovespula
- Dolichovespula norwegica – Norwegian wasp
- Dolichovespula saxonica – Saxon wasp
- Dolichovespula sylvestris – Tree wasp
Genus Vespula (typical social wasps)
Subgenus Vespula
Subgenus Paravespula
Family Sphecidae
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Family Crabronidae
- Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp
- Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf
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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)