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