List of bees, wasps and ants of Great Britain

List of bees, wasps and ants of Great Britain

__NOTOC__The following is a list of the Aculeate Hymenoptera species (bees, wasps and ants) recorded from Britain.

Family Dryinidae

Family Embolemidae

Family Bethylidae

Family Chrysididae

Family Tiphiidae

Family Mutillidae

Family Scoliidae

Family Formicidae (ants)

Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)

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"

ubgenus "Odynerus"

* "Odynerus melanocephalus"
* "Odynerus spinipes"

ubgenus "Spinicoxa"

* "Odynerus reniformis"
* "Odynerus simillimus"

Genus "Gymnomerus"

* "Gymnomerus laevipes"

Genus "Microdynerus"

* "Microdynerus exilis"

Genus "Ancistrocercus"

* "Ancistrocercus antilope"
* "Ancistrocercus gazella"
* "Ancistrocercus nigricornis"
* "Ancistrocercus oviventris"
* "Ancistrocercus parietinus"
* "Ancistrocercus parietum"
* "Ancistrocercus quadratus"
* "Ancistrocercus scoticus"
* "Ancistrocercus 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

Superfamily Apoidea (bees)

Family Colletidae

Family Andrenidae

Family Halictidae

Family Melittidae

Family Dasypodaidae

Family Megachilidae

Family Apidae

Genus "Nomada"

Genus "Epeolus"

Genus "Eucera"

Genus "Anthophora"

Genus "Melecta" (cuckoo bees)

* "Melecta albifrons"
* "Melecta luctuosa"

Genus "Ceratina" (carpenter bees)

* "Ceratina cyanea"

Genus "Xylocopa" (carpenter bees)

* "Xylocopa violacea"

Genus "Bombus" (bumblebees)

Subgenus "Bombus"

* "Bombus lucorum" - White-tailed Bumblebee
* "Bombus terrestris" - Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Subgenus "Cullumanobombus"

* "Bombus cullumanus" - Cullem's Bumblebee (extinct)

Subgenus "Kallobombus"

* "Bombus soroeensis" - Broken-belted Bumblebee

Subgenus "Megabombus"

* "Bombus hortorum" - Garden Bumblebee
* "Bombus ruderatus" - Large Garden Bumblebee

Subgenus "Melanobombus"

* "Bombus lapidarius" - Red-tailed Bumblebee

Subgenus "Psithyrus"

* "Bombus barbutellus" - Barbut's Cuckoo-bee
* "Bombus bohemicus" - Gypsy Cuckoo-bee
* "Bombus campestris" - Field Cuckoo-bee
* "Bombus rupestris" - Hill Cuckoo-bee
* "Bombus sylvestris" - Four-coloured Cuckoo-bee
* "Bombus vestalis" - Vestal Cuckoo-bee

Subgenus "Pyrobombus"

* "Bombus hypnorum" - Tree Bumblebee
* "Bombus jonellus" - Heath Bumblebee
* "Bombus monticola" - Mountain Bumblebee
* "Bombus pratorum" - Early Bumblebee

Subgenus "Rhodobombus"

* "Bombus pomorum" - Apple Bumblebee (extinct)

Subgenus "Subterraneobombus"

* "Bombus distinguendus" - Great Yellow Bumblebee
* "Bombus subterraneus" - Short-haired Bumblebee (extinct)

Subgenus "Thoracombus"

* "Bombus humilis" - Brown-banded Carder-bee
* "Bombus muscorum" - Moss Carder-bee
* "Bombus pascuorum" - Common Carder-bee
* "Bombus ruderarius" - Red-shanked Carder-bee
* "Bombus sylvarum" - Shrill Carder-bee

Genus "Apis" (honey bees)

* "Apis mellifera" - Western Honey Bee

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)


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