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 [Embolemidae]

Family [Chrysididae] (cuckoo wasps)

Family [Pompilidae] (spider wasps)

Subfamily [Ceropalinae]

Genus ''[Ceropales]''

  • ''Ceropales maculata ''

Subfamily [Pepsinae]

Genus ''[Auplopus]''

Genus ''[Cryptocheilus]''

Genus ''Dipogon">Dipogon (wasp)">Dipogon''

Genus ''[Priocnemis]''

Subfamily [Pompilinae]

Genus ''[Anoplius]''

  • ''Anoplius nigerrimus ''

Genus ''[Aporus]''

Genus ''[Episyron]''

Genus ''[Evagetes]''

Genus ''[Homonotus]''

Genus ''Pompilus">Pompilus (genus)">Pompilus''

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 antilopeAncistrocerus gazellaAncistrocerus nigricornisAncistrocerus parietinusAncistrocerus parietumAncistrocerus quadratusAncistrocerus scoticus

Genus ''Symmorphus''

Symmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus connexusSymmorphus crassicornis

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 waspDolichovespula saxonica – Saxon waspDolichovespula sylvestris – tree wasp

Genus ''Vespula'' (typical social wasps)

Subgenus ''Vespula''

Family [Sphecidae]

''Ammophila sabulosa''

Family [Crabronidae]

Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp

Family [Philanthidae]

Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf