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Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea)
expand article infoGeorge R. Else‡, Barry Bolton§, Gavin R. Broad|
‡ Hayling Island, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
§ c/o The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
| The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Corresponding author:
Academic editor: Pavel Stoev
Received: 05 Feb 2016 | Accepted: 30 Mar 2016 | Published: 07 Apr 2016
© 2016 George Else, Barry Bolton, Gavin Broad
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Citation: Else G, Bolton B, Broad G (2016) Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea). Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8050. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050
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Abstract

Background

The checklist of British and Irish aculeate Hymenoptera (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) is revised. Species distribution is summarised for all species at the level of country (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Isle of Man).

New information

The 601 native species represent an increase of 25 on the 1978 checklist, comprising mostly new discoveries. This increase is nearly balanced by the 23 species now presumed to be extinct in Britain and Ireland.

Keywords

Britain, Ireland, bees, ants, wasps, fauna

Introduction

The checklist of British and Irish aculeates is essentially that of Else et al. (2004) but with several additions and updated taxonomy. This continues the series of chapters, starting with Broad and Livermore (2014a), Broad and Livermore (2014b) and Liston et al. (2014) comprising the first complete updating of the 1978 Hymenoptera checklist (Fitton et al. 1978).

Unlike most groups of Hymenoptera, the aculeate ants, bees and wasps are well-served by identification literature and are actively collected and recorded by a relatively large number of amateur as well as professional entomologists. We thus have a better idea of the actual size of the fauna than we do for sawflies and parasitoid wasps. There is thus a much better idea of change in the aculeate fauna and numerous extinctions and colonisations have been documented.

The aculeate Hymenoptera encompass three superfamilies and 18 families in Britain and Ireland (as discussed in Broad 2014, this figure is likely to change), with a wide range of ecologies and body forms. Figs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 depict some of this variety (and the website of the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society has many more images). With multiple evolutions of eusociality, importance as pollinators, predators and parasitoids and general conspicuousness, the aculeates have always attracted attention and very good summaries of their biology can be found in a diverse array of texts for a variety of different audiences, from Lubbock (1882) to Gauld and Bolton (1988).

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Figure 1.

Representative British crabronid and sphecid wasps

a: Astata boops (Schrank) (Crabronidae) with gorse shieldbug prey (courtesy of J. Early)  
b: Crossocerus binotatus (Lepeletier & Brullé) female (Crabronidae) (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Pemphredon lugubris (Fabricius) (Crabronidae) approaching nest with aphid prey (courtesy of J. Early)  
d: Ammophila pubescens Curtis (Sphecidae) with pebble (courtesy of J. Early)  
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Figure 2.

Representative British bees

a: Andrena hattorfiana (Fabricius) (Andrenidae) female on Knautia arvensis (courtesy of J. Early)  
b: Nomada panzeri Lepeletier (Apidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Colletes sp. (Colletidae) (courtesy of P. Adams)  
d: Coelioxys conoidea (Illiger) (Megachilidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
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Figure 3.

Representative British Chrysidoidea

a: Laelius sp. (Bethylidae) female (courtesy of P. Adams)  
b: Chrysis viridula Linnaeus (Chrysididae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Dryinus collaris (Linnaeus) (Dryinidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
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Figure 4.

Representative British Vespoidea

a: Formica rufa Linnaeus (Formicidae) worker with ladybird (courtesy of J. Early)  
b: Smicromyrme rufipes (Fabricius) (Mutillidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Cryptocheilus notatus (Rossi) (Pompilidae) female with Drassodes cupreus prey (courtesy of J. Early)  
d: Ceropales maculata (Fabricius) (Pompilidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
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Figure 5.

Representative British Vespoidea

a: Sapyga quinquepunctata (Fabricius) (Sapygidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
b: Methocha articulata Latreille (Tiphiidae) female (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Methocha articulata Latreille (Tiphiidae) male (courtesy of J. Early)  
d: Tiphia femorata Fabricius (Tiphiidae) female on Daucus carota (courtesy of J. Early)  
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Figure 6.

Representative British Vespidae

a: Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis) approaching nest with prey (courtesy of J. Early)  
b: Dolichovespula media (Retzius) dark worker (courtesy of J. Early)  
c: Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius) queen (courtesy of J. Early)  

Materials and methods

The rationale and background to the updated Hymenoptera checklist are laid out in Broad (2014). The aim is to account for all the names in the 1978 checklist, document all additions to and deletions from that list and to list the distributions of all species at the country level, i.e. England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland (as one unit) and the Isle of Man. We do not usually report distribution data for introduced species that only reproduce indoors or in greenhouses.

Sources of classification are listed under each superfamily. The checklist of bees is essentially similar to that of Else's (in prep.) handbook to the British fauna, except that we employ six families rather than including all bees in Apidae and, as discussed in the introduction to this checklist series (Broad 2014), we do not consider the fauna of the Channel Islands. We adopt a multi-family classification of the bees to maintain unity with larger-scale checklists (particularly that of M. Kuhlmann's Checklist of the Western Palaearctic Bees) and because this is the system employed in the most authoritative treatise on bee classification (Michener 2007), as well as most recent papers dealing with bee phylogeny.

Country-level distribution data mostly derive from the distribution atlases produced by the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (Edwards 1997, Edwards 1998, Edwards and Telfer 2001, Edwards and Telfer 2002, Edwards and Broad 2005, Edwards and Broad 2006, Edwards and Roy 2009, Collins and Roy 2012, with maps updated on their website), the catalogue of Irish Hymenoptera (O'Connor et al. 2009), and some additional literature references. Note that the Bethylidae, Dryinidae and Embolemidae are particularly poorly recorded.

The following abbreviations and conventions are employed:

[species] taxon deleted from the British and Irish list

NHM Natural History Museum, London

# known or suspected introductions with at least temporarily self-sustaining populations

? status (including uncertain synonymy) or identification in the British Isles uncertain

misident. has been misidentified as this name

nom. dub. nomen dubium, a name of unknown or doubtful application

nom. ob. nomen oblitum, ‘forgotten name’, does not have priority over a younger name

nom. nov. nomen novum, a replacement name

nom. nud. nomen nudum, an unavailable name, with no type specimen

preocc. name preoccupied (junior homonym)

stat. rev. status revocatus, revived status (e.g., raised from synonymy)

unavailable not meeting the requirements of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

var. variety, only available as a valid name under the provisions of article 45.6 of the ICZN

Text and spreadsheet versions of the checklists are available as supplementary files: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Apoidea

Superfamily APOIDEA Latreille, 1802

Notes: 

The higher-level classification of the Apoidea follows Pulawski (2013) Engel (2005) and M. Kuhlmann's online checklist of Western Palaearctic bees. The ‘traditional’ family Sphecidae is paraphyletic with respect to the bee families (here referred to as the Anthophila, an informal taxon, following Engel 2005) and in Britain and Ireland comprises the families Crabronidae and Sphecidae. Species-level classification of Crabronidae and Sphecidae follows Pulawski (2013). Figs 1, 2: habitus of selected British Apoidea.

Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Astatinae Lepeletier, 1845

Genus Astata Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

DIMORPHA Panzer, 1806

Astata boops (Schrank, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex boops Schrank, 1781

abdominalis (Panzer, 1798, Tiphia)

pompiliformis (Panzer, 1804, Larra)

oculata (Jurine, 1807, Dimorpha)

victor Curtis, 1829

vanderlindeni Robert, 1833

agilis Smith, 1875

Distribution: 
England

Genus Dryudella Spinola, 1843

Dryudella pinguis (Dahlbom, 1832)

Nomenclature: 

Larra pinguis Dahlbom, 1832

stigma misident.

pinguis (Zetterstedt, 1838, Larra) preocc.

jaculator (Smith, 1845, Astata)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subfamily Bembicinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Alyssontini Dalla Torre, 1897

Genus Didineis Wesmael, 1852

Didineis lunicornis (Fabricius, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus lunicornis Fabricius, 1798

kenedii (Curtis, 1836, Alyson)

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Bembicini Latreille, 1802

Genus Argogorytes Ashmead, 1899

Argogorytes fargeii (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Gorytes fargeii Shuckard, 1837

campestris misident.

mongolensis Tsuneki, 1971

przewalskyi Kazenas, 1971

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex mystaceus Linnaeus, 1761

campestris (Linnaeus, 1761, Vespa)

inimica (Harris, 1776, Vespa)

longicornis (Rossi, 1790, Sphex)

bicinctus (Fabricius, 1793, Crabro)

arpactus (Fabricius, 1804, Mellinus)

flavicincta (Donovan, 1808, Vespa)

croceipes (Eversmann, 1849, Gorytes)

tonsus (Bondroit, 1933, Gorytes)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Gorytes Latreille, 1805

Nomenclature: 

ARPACTUS Panzer, 1805

EUZONIA Stephens, 1829

EUSPONGUS Lepeletier, 1832

HOPLISUS Lepeletier, 1832

LAEVIGORYTES Zavadil, 1948

Gorytes laticinctus (Lepeletier, 1832)

Nomenclature: 

Euspongus laticinctus Lepeletier, 1832

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Gorytes quadrifasciatus (Fabricius, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Mellinus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1804

vicinus (Lepeletier, 1832, Euspongus)

montivagus (Mocsáry, 1878, Hoplisus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837

Nomenclature: 

ARPACTUS Jurine, 1807

HARPACTES Dahlbom, 1843

DIENOPLUS Fox, 1893

Harpactus tumidus (Panzer, 1801)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus tumidus Panzer, 1801

japonensis (Tsuneki, 1963, Dienoplus)

transiliensis Kazenas, 1989

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Genus Lestiphorus Lepeletier, 1832

Nomenclature: 

HYPOMELLINUS Asmead, 1899

MELLINOGASTRA Asmead, 1899

Lestiphorus bicinctus (Rossi, 1794)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro bicinctus Rossi, 1794

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Nyssonini Latreille, 1804

Genus Nysson Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

SYNNEVRUS Costa, 1859

Nysson dimidiatus Jurine, 1807

Nomenclature: 

wesmaeli Lepeletier, 1845

distinguendus Chevrier, 1867

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nysson interruptus (Fabricius, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Mellinus interruptus Fabricius, 1798

spinosus (Fabricius, 1804, Ceropales)

panzeri Lepeletier, 1845

shukardi Wesmael, 1852

Distribution: 
England

Nysson spinosus (Forster, 1771)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex spinosus Forster, 1771

?bidens (Linnaeus, 1767, Vespa)

spinosus (Fabricius, 1775, Crabro) preocc.

tricinctus (Fabricius, 1793, Mellinus)

trilineata (Turton, 1802, Vespa)

geniculatus Lepeletier, 1845

malasei Gussakovskij, 1932

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Nysson trimaculatus (Rossi, 1790)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro trimaculatus Rossi, 1790

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Crabroninae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Crabronini Latreille, 1802

Genus Crabro Fabricius, 1775

Nomenclature: 

THYREOPUS Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

ANOTHYREUS Dahlbom, 1845

THYREOCNEMUS Costa, 1871

PARANOTHYREUS Ashmead, 1899

SYNOTHYREOPUS Ashmead, 1899

AGNOSICRABRO Pate, 1944

DYSCOLOCRABRO Pate, 1944

HEMITHYREOPUS Pate, 1944

NORUMBEGA Pate, 1947

PARANOTHYREUS Pate, 1944

PARATHYREOPUS Pate, 1944

PEMPHILIS Pate, 1944

OTHYREUS Marshakov, 1977

Crabro cribrarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa cribraria Linnaeus, 1758

patellarius (Schreber, 1784, Sphex)

argus (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

longa (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

lunatus (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

palmatus Panzer, 1797

inornatus Mocsáry, 1901

hypotheticus Kokujev, 1927

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Crabro peltarius (Schreber, 1784)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex peltarius Schreber, 1784

patellatus Panzer, 1797

dentipes Panzer, 1797

mediatus Fabricius, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Crabro scutellatus (von Scheven, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex scutellatus von Scheven, 1781

scutularius (Schreber, 1784, Sphex)

pterotus Panzer, 1801

reticulatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Ceratocolus)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Crossocerus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Subgenus Ablepharipus Perkins, 1913

Crossocerus (Ablepharipus) congener (Dahlbom, 1844)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro congener Dahlbom, 1844

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Archer (2007) based on a pers. comm. from D. Baldock

Crossocerus (Ablepharipus) podagricus (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro podagricus Vander Linden, 1829

vicinus Dahlbom, 1842

punctata Šnoflak, 1948

snoflaki Zavadil, 1948

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Acanthocrabro Perkins, 1913

Nomenclature: 

CORENOCRABRO Tsuneki, 1974

Crossocerus (Acanthocrabro) vagabundus (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro vagabundus Panzer, 1798

varus (Panzer, 1799, Crabro) preocc.

bojus (Schrank, 1802, Crabro)

quinquemaculatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Blepharipus)

lefebvrei Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

fasciatus (Costa, 1871, Crabro)

esakii (Yasumatsu, 1942, Crabro)

ectemiformis (Tsuneki, 1974, Corenocrabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Blepharipus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

COELOCRABRO Thomson, 1874

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) annulipes (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835)

Nomenclature: 

Blepharipus annulipes Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

gonager (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Blepharipus)

nigritus (Gimmerthal, 1836, Crabro)

ambiguus (Dahlbom, 1842, Crabro)

capito (Dahlbom, 1845, Crabro)

parkeri (Banks, 1921, Blepharipus)

davidsoni (Sandhouse, 1938, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) capitosus (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro capitosus Shuckard, 1837

annulus (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

yezo Tsuneki, 1960

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) cetratus (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro cetratus Shuckard, 1837

vanderlindeni (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

dilatatus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

inornatus (Matsumura, 1912, Crabro)

dentsukanus Tsuneki, 1976

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) leucostomus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex leucostoma Linnaeus, 1758

carbonarius (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

rugosus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

melanarius (Wesmael, 1852, Crabro)

cinctipes (Provancher, 1882, Blepharipus)

niger (Provancher, 1888, Crabro)

nigror (Fox, 1895, Crabro)

servus (Dalla Torre, 1897, Crabro)

cinctitarsis (Ashmead, 1901, Stenocrabro)

columbiae (Bradley, 1906, Blepharipus)

stygius (Mickel, 1916, Thyreopus)

utensis (Mickel, 1916, Thyreopus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) megacephalus (Rossi, 1790)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro megacephalus Rossi, 1790

leucostoma misident.

bidens (Haliday, 1833, Crabro)

niger Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

rufipes Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

laeviceps (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

bison (Costa, 1884, Crabro)

?zaidamensis (Radoszkowski, 1887, Crabro)

leucostomoides (Richards, 1935, Coelocrabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) nigritus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835)

Nomenclature: 

Blepharipus nigritus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

pubescens (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

diversipes Herrich-Schäffer, 1841

inermis (Thomson, 1870, Crabro)

melanogaster Kohl, 1880

nigricornis (Provancher, 1888, Blepharipus)

sambucicola (Verhoeff, 1891, Crabro)

verhoeffi Tsuneki, 1967

sudai Tsuneki, 1976

babai Tsuneki, 1979

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) styrius (Kohl, 1892)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro styrius Kohl, 1892

pauxillus (Gussakovskij, 1932, Crabro)

sugiharai (Iwata, 1938, Crabro)

pilicornis Tsuneki, 1977

Distribution: 
England

Crossocerus (Blepharipus) walkeri (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro walkeri Shuckard, 1837

aphidium misident.

geniculatus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

clypearis (Schenck, 1857, Crabro)

cloevorax (Nielson, 1901, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subgenus Crossocerus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

STENOCRABRO Ashmead, 1899

ISCHNOLYNTHUS Holmberg, 1903

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) distinguendus (Morawitz, 1866)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro distinguendus Morawitz, 1866

mucronatus (Thomson, 1870, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Packer (1981)

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) elongatulus (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro elongatulus Vander Linden, Crabro

annulatus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

varipes Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

affinis Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

luteipalpis Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

morio Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

pallidipalpis Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

proximus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

hyalinus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

transversalis (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

obliquus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

propinquus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

brevis (Eversmann, 1849, Crabro)

scutellaris (Smith, 1851, Crabro)

sulcus (Fox, 1895, Crabro)

plesius (Rohwer, 1912, Stenocrabro)

berlandi (Richards, 1928, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The British population is considered to belong to the subspecies annulatus Lepeletier & Brullé (synonyms: proximus, hyalinus, transversalis, obliquus, propinquus, berlandi).

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) exiguus (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro exiguus Vander Linden, Crabro

aphidum Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Distribution: 
England

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) ovalis Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

punctum (Zetterstedt, 1838, Crabro)

anxius (Wesmael, 1852, Crabro)

shuckardi (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

ovatus (Schulz, 1906, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) palmipes (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex palmipes Linnaeus, 1767

palmarius (Schreber, 1784, Sphex)

scutatus (Fabricius, 1787, Crabro)

ornatus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

scutellaris (Gimmerthal, 1836, Crabro)

gracilis (Eversmann, 1849, Crabro)

decoratus (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Isle of Man

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) tarsatus (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro tarsatus Shuckard, 1837

palmipes misident.

palmatus De Stefani Perez, 1884 preocc,

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) varus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835 nomen protectum

Nomenclature: 

varius misspelling

pusillus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

striatulus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

spinipectus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

striatus Lepeletier, 1845

intricatus (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

lepeletieri (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Crossocerus (Crossocerus) wesmaeli (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro wesmaeli Vander Linden, Crabro

maurus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Ceratocolus)

ziegleri (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Ceratocolus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Cuphopterus Morawitz, 1866

Crossocerus (Cuphopterus) binotatus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

signatus (Panzer, 1798, Crabro) preocc.

monstrosus (Dahlbom, 1845, Crabro)

confusus (Schulz, 1906, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Crossocerus (Cuphopterus) dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781

subpunctatus (Rossi, 1790, Crabro)

sexmaculatus (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

signatus (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

serripes (Panzer, 1797, Crabro)

notatus (Illiger, 1807, Crabro)

pauperatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Blepharipus)

armipes (von Sebold, 1844, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Hoplocrabro Thomson, 1874

Crossocerus (Hoplocrabro) quadrimaculatus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1793

quadripunctatus (Fabricius, 1793, Crabro)

murorum (Latreille, 1805, Crabro)

levipes Vander Linden, 1829, Crabro)

bimaculatus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

quniquemaculatus (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

rotundarius (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1845

Subgenus Clytochrysus Morawitz, 1864

Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) cavifrons (Thomson, 1870)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro cavifrons Thomson, 1870

cephalotes misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius (Panzer, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro lapidarius Panzer, 1804

?cinctus (Spinola, 1806, Crabro)

chrysostomus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Crabro)

comptus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Crabro)

xylurgus (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

interstinctus (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

obscurus (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

gracilissimus (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

denticulatus (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

effosus (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

papagorum (Viereck, 1908, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) ruficornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro ruficornis Zetterstedt, 1838

aurilabris (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

nigrifrons (Cresson, 1865, Crabro)

contiguus (Cresson, 1865, Crabro)

septentrionalis (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

planifrons (Thomson, 1870, Crabro)

longipalpis (Verhöff, 1892, Crabro)

lineatotarsis (Matsumura, 1911, Crabro)

chipsani (Matsumura, 1912, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro sexcinctus Fabricius, 1775

planifrons misident.

quadricinctus (Fabricius, 1787, Crabro)

interruptefasciatus (Retzius, 1783, Sphex)

tibialis (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

maculata (Preyssler, 1793, Crabro)

zonatus (Panzer, 1797, Crabro)

vespiformis (Panzer, 1798, Crabro)

octomaculatus (Schrank, 1802, Crabro)

cinctus (Spinola, 1806, Crabro)

flavipes (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Crabro)

tetraedrus (Blanchard, 1940, Crabro)

saundersi (Perkins, 1899, Crabro)

yosemite Pate, 1946

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1845

Ectemnius (Ectemnius) borealis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro borealis Zetterstedt, 1838

bipunctatus (Zetterstedt, 1838, Crabro)

nigrinus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

parvulus (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

gredleri (Kohl, 1878, Lindenius)

proletarius (Mickel, 1916, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England

Ectemnius (Ectemnius) dives (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835)

Nomenclature: 

Solenius dives Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

octonotatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Solenius)

octavonotatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Solenius)

alatulus (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

pictipes (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

auratus (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

montanus (Cresson, 1865, Crabro) preocc.

cristatus (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

cubiceps (Packard, 1866, Crabro)

heraclei (Rohwer, 1908, Crabro)

montivagans (Strand, 1916, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Hypocrabro Ashmead, 1899

Nomenclature: 

XESTOCRABRO Ashmead, 1899

Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus (Fabricius, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro continuus Fabricius, 1804

vagus misident.

sexmaculatus (Say, 1824, Crabro) preocc.

fuscitarsis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

vagatus (Smith, 1869, Crabro)

pumilus (Costa, 1871, Crabro)

granulatus (Walker, 1871, Crabro)

rugopunctatus (Taschenberg, 1875, Crabro)

validus (De Stefani Perez, 1884, Crabro)

bizexmaculatus (Viereck, 1910, Crabro)

sayi (Cockerell, 1910, Crabro)

giffardi (Rohwer, 1917, Solenius)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) rubicola (Dufour & Perris, 184)

Nomenclature: 

Solenius rubicola Dufour & Perris, 1840

microstictus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

larvatus (Wesmael, 1852, Crabro)

pumilus (Costa, 1871, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Metacrabro Ashmead, 1899

Ectemnius (Metacrabro) cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro cephalotes Olivier, 1792

quadricinctus misident.

floralis (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

geniculatus (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

tibialis (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

?cephalotes (Panzer, 1799, Crabro)

striatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Crabro)

ornatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Crabro)

striatulus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Blepharipus)

lindenius (Shuckard, 1837, Crabro)

shuckardi (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

interruptus (Dahlbom, 1845, Crabro) preocc.

fargeii (Smith, 1856, Crabro)

aciculatus (Provancher, 1882, Crabro)

ruthenicus (Morawitz, 1892, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Ectemnius (Metacrabro) lituratus (Panzer, 1805)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro lituratus Panzer, 1805

petiolatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Solenius)

fasciatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Ceratocolus)

reticulatus (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Ceratoculus [lapsus])

kollari (Dahlbom, 1845, Crabro)

argenteus (Schenck, 1857, Crabro)

vestitus (Smith, 1858, Crabro)

intermedius (Morawitz, 1866, Crabro)

luxuriosus (Costa, 1871, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Entomognathus Dahlbom, 1844

Nomenclature: 

KOXINGA Pate, 1944

MASHONA Pate, 1944

TONCAHUA Pate, 1944

FLORKINUS Leclercq, 1956

BIHARGNATHUS Leclercq, 1977

Entomognathus brevis (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro brevis Vander Linden, 1829

apicalis (Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835, Lindenius)

nasutus (Gribodo, 1884, Lindenius)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Lestica Billberg, 1820

Subgenus Clypeocrabro Richards, 1935

Nomenclature: 

THYREUS Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835 preocc.

Lestica (Clypeocrabro) clypeata (Schreber, 1759)

Nomenclature: 

Apis clypeata Schreber, 1759

ovata (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

vexillata (Panzer, 1797, Crabro)

lapidaria (Fabricius, 1804, Crabro) preocc.

clypeata (Thunberg, 1815, Philanthus)

nigridens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Crabro)

quadrifer (Dufour, 1841, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Lindenius Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

CHALCOLAMPRUS Wesmael, 1852

TRACHELOSIMUS Morawitz, 1866

Lindenius albilabris (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro albilabris Fabricius, 1793

aenescens (Dahlbom, 1838, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Lindenius panzeri (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro panzeri Vander Linden, 1829

venustus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

latebrosus (Kohl, 1905, Crabro)

harbinensis Tsuneki, 1967

mongolicus Tsuneki, 1972

Distribution: 
England

Lindenius pygmaeus (Rossi, 1794)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro pygmaeus Rossi, 1794

curtus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

kratochvili (Šnoflak, 1948, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Represented by the subspecies armatus (Vander Linden, 1829, Crabro).

Genus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829

Subgenus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829

Nomenclature: 

EUPLILIS Risso, 1826 nom. ob.

PHYSOSCELUS Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex clavipes Linnaeus, 1758

rufiventris (Panzer, 1799, Crabro)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier & Brullé, 1835

Nomenclature: 

DRYPHUS Herrich-Schäffer, 1840

ALLIOGNATHUS Ashmead, 1899

Rhopalum (Corynopus) coarctatum (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex coarctata Scopoli, 1763

crassipes (Fabricius, 1798, Crabro)

tibiale (Fabricius, 1798, Crabro) preocc.

modestum Rohwer, 1908

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Rhopalum (Corynopus) gracile Wesmael, 1852

Nomenclature: 

nigrinum Kiesenwetter, 1849 preocc.

kiesenwetteri (Morawitz, 1866, Crabro)

simplicipes (Morawitz, 1888, Corynopus)

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Larrini Latreille, 1810

Genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883

Nomenclature: 

SCHISTOSPHEX Arnold, 1922

ATELOSPHEX Arnold, 1923

Tachysphex nitidus (Spinola, 1805)

Nomenclature: 

Astata nitida Spinola, 1805

unicolor misident.

ibericus (de Saussure, 1867, Tachytes)

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Added by Edwards (1998); earlier records of unicolor mostly refer to nitidus.

Tachysphex obscuripennis (Schenck, 1857)

Nomenclature: 

Tachytes obscuripennis Schenck, 1857

lativalvis (Thomson, 1870, Tachytes)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Only recorded as a vagrant in Deal, Kent; resident on the Channel Isles, which lie outside of the geographical coverage of this checklist.

Tachysphex pompiliformis (Panzer, 1805)

Nomenclature: 

Larra pompiliformis Panzer, 1805

pectinipes misident.

nigripennis (Spinola, 1808, Tachytes)

dimidiata (Panzer, 1809, Larra)

jokischiana (Panzer, 1809, Larra)

parvula (Cresson, 1865, Larrada)

quebecensis (Provancher, 1882, Larra)

decorus Fox, 1894

tenuipunctus Fox, 1894

consimilis Fox, 1894

rufoniger Bingham, 1897

projectus Nurse, 1903

argyrotrichus Rohwer, 1911

granulosus Mickel, 1916

erythraeus Mickel, 1916

angularis Mickel, 1916

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Tachysphex unicolor (Panzer, 1809)

Nomenclature: 

Larra unicolor Panzer, 1809

nitidus misident.

jurinii (Drapiez, 1819, Larra)

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Miscophini Fox, 1894

Genus Miscophus Jurine, 1807

Nomenclature: 

NITELOPTERUS Ashmead, 1897

HYPOMISCOPHUS Cockerell, 1898

MISCOPHINUS Ashmead, 1898

Miscophus ater Lepeletier, 1845

Nomenclature: 

maritimus Smith, 1858

Distribution: 
England

Miscophus bicolor Jurine, 1807

Nomenclature: 

dubius (Panzer, 1809, Larra)

metallicus Verhöff, 1890

tsunekii de Andrade, 1960

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Knowles and Else (2006)

Miscophus concolor Dahlbom, 1844

Nomenclature: 

bicolor misident.

moravicus Balthazar, 1957

Distribution: 
England

Genus Nitela Latreille, 1809

Nomenclature: 

TENILA Brèthes, 1913

RHINONITELA Williams, 1928

Nitela borealis Valkeila, 1974

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Felton (1987)

Nitela lucens Gayubo & Felton, 2000

Nomenclature: 

spinolae misident.

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Added by Felton (1987), initially as Nitela spinolae Latreille, 1809 but described later as a new species (Gayubo and Felton 2000).

Tribe Oxybelini Leach, 1815

Genus Oxybelus Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

NOTOGLOSSA Dahlbom, 1845

ALEPIDASPIS Costa, 1882

ANOXYBELUS Kohl, 1924

GONIOXYBELUS Pate, 1937

ORTHOXYBELUS Pate, 1937

LATROXYBELUS Noskiewicz & Chudoba, 1950

Oxybelus argentatus Curtis, 1833

Nomenclature: 

mucronatus misident.

?decimmaculata (Donovan, 1806, Vespa)

ferox Shuckard, 1837

nigricornis Shuckard, 1837

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Oxybelus mandibularis Dahlbom, 1845

Nomenclature: 

sericatus Gerstäcker, 1867

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758

punctata (Fabricius, 1793, Nomada)

tridens (Fabricius, 1798, Crabro)

?decimmaculata (Donovan, 1806, Vespa)

pygmaeus Olivier, 1812

quadrinotatus Say, 1824

impatiens Smith, 1856

interruptus Cresson, 1865

fallax Gerstäcker, 1867

brodiei Provancher, 1883

hispanicus Giner Marí, 1943

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Tribe Trypoxylini Lepeletier, 1845

Genus Trypoxylon Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

APIUS Panzer, 1806

APIUS Jurine, 1807

TRYPARGILUM Richards, 1934

ASACONOTON Arnold, 1959

Trypoxylon attenuatum Smith, 1851

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Trypoxylon clavicerum Lepeletier & Serville, 1828

Nomenclature: 

tibiale Zetterstedt, 1840

batumicum Antropov, 1985

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Trypoxylon figulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex figulus Linnaeus, 1758

fuliginosa (Scopoli, 1763, Sphex)

apicale Fox, 1891

yezo Tsuneki, 1956

barbarum de Beaumont, 1957

fieuzeti Giner Marí, 1959

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Trypoxylon medium de Beaumont, 1945

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales
Notes: 

added by Pulawski (1984)

Trypoxylon minus de Beaumont, 1945

Nomenclature: 

koma Tsuneki, 1956

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Felton (1988)

Subfamily Dinetinae Fox, 1895

Genus Dinetus Panzer, 1806

Nomenclature: 

DINETUS Jurine, 1807 preocc.

Dinetus pictus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro pictus Fabricius, 1793

guttatus (Fabricius, 1793, Sphex) preocc.

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Mellininae Latreille, 1802

Genus Mellinus Fabricius, 1790

Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa arvensis Linnaeus, 1758

vagus (Linnaeus, 1758, Sphex)

superbus (Harris, 1776, Vespa)

tricinctus (Schrank, 1781, Vespa)

clavatus (Retzius, 1783, Sphex)

?infundibuliformis (Geoffroy, 1785, Vespa)

?petiolatus (Geoffroy, 1785, Vespa)

bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1787, Crabro)

?gibbus (Villers, 1789, Sphex) preocc.

melanostictus (Gmelin, 1790, Vespa)

?arthriticus (Rossi, 1790, Crabro)

?rachiticus (Rossi, 1790, Crabro)

annularis (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

succinctus (Olivier, 1792, Vespa)

diversus (Olivier, 1792, Vespa)

labiatus (Olivier, 1792, Crabro)

quinquemaculatus (Fabricius, 1793, Philanthus)

u-flavum (Panzer, 1794, Crabro)

capistratus (Schrank, 1796, Crabro)

pratensis Jurine, 1807

compactus Handlirsch, 1888

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex crabronea Thunberg, 1791

sabulosus (Fabricius, 1787, Crabro) preocc.

ruficornis (Villers, 1789, Sphex) preocc.

sabulosus (Olivier, 1792, Crabro) preocc.

ruficornis Fabricius, 1793 preocc.

frontalis (Panzer, 1797, Crabro)

petiolatus (Panzer, 1797, Crabro)

fulvicornis Fabricius, 1804

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Pemphredoninae Dahlbom, 1835

Tribe Pemphredonini Dahlbom, 1835

Genus Diodontus Curtis, 1834

Nomenclature: 

XYLOCELIA Rohwer, 1915

NEODIODONTUS Tsuneki, 1972

CORENIUS Tsuneki, 1974

Diodontus insidiosus Spooner, 1938

Nomenclature: 

friesei misident.

Distribution: 
England

Diodontus luperus Shuckard, 1837

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Diodontus minutus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro minutus Fabricius, 1793

franclemonti Krombein, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man

Diodontus tristis (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Pemphredon tristis Vander Linden, 1829

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Genus Passaloecus Shuckard, 1837

Nomenclature: 

XYLOECUS Shuckard, 1837

COELOECUS Verhöff, 1890

HEROECUS Verhöff, 1890

Passaloecus clypealis Faester, 1947

Nomenclature: 

angustus Gussakovskij, 1952

Distribution: 
England

Passaloecus corniger Shuckard, 1837

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Passaloecus eremita Kohl, 1893

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Richards (1980)

Passaloecus gracilis (Curtis, 1834)

Nomenclature: 

Diodontus gracilis Curtis, 1834

insignis misident.

turionum misident.

brevicornis Morawitz, 1864

Distribution: 
England

Passaloecus insignis (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Pemphredon insignis Vander Linden, 1829

roettgeni Verhöff, 1890

shuckardi Yasumatsu, 1934

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Passaloecus monilicornis Dahlbom, 1842

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844

Nomenclature: 

gracilis misident.

tenuis Morawitz, 1864

gertrudis Krombein, 1938

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Passaloecus turionum Dahlbom, 1844

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Guichard (2002)

Genus Pemphredon Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

CEMONUS Panzer, 1806

DINEURUS Westwood, 1837

CERATOPHORUS Shuckard, 1837

DIPHLEBUS Westwood, 1840

CHEVRIERIA Kohl, 1883

SUSANOWO Tsuneki, 1972

Notes: 

Taxonomy follows Dollfuss (1995).

Pemphredon austriaca (Kohl, 1888)

Nomenclature: 

Diphlebus austriacus Kohl, 1888

enslini misident.

coracina Valkeila, 1972

tener Valkeila, 1972

nescia Merisuo, 1972

Distribution: 

England

Notes: 

Richards (1980) refers to this species as Pemphredon enslini (Wagner, 1932, Dineurus). There has been much confusion over the identities of these taxa (see Knowles in Collins and Roy 2012) but Pulawski (2013) treats austriaca and enslini as separate species.

Pemphredon inornata Say, 1824

Nomenclature: 

shuckardi (Morawitz, 1864, Cemonus)

dentata (Puton, 1871, Cemonus)

tenax Fox, 1829

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Pemphredon lethifer (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Cemonus lethifer Shuckard, 1837

lethifera misspelling

austriaca misident.

strigatus (Chevrier, 1870, Cemonus)

fabricii (Müller, 1911, Cemonus)

fuscatus (Wagner, 1918, Diphlebus)

littoralis (Wagner, 1918, Diphlebus)

neglectus (Wagner, 1918, Diphlebus)

minutus (Wagner, 1918, Diphlebus)

enslini Wagner, 1931

brevipetiolata Wagner, 1932

platyura Gussakovskij, 1952

minor Gussakovskij, 1952

levinota Merisuo, 1972

nannophyes Merisuo, 1972

dispar Valkeila, 1972

gemina Valkeila, 1972

trichogastor Valkeila, 1972

?sudaorum Tsuneki, 1977

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Pemphredon lugubris (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro lugubris Fabricius, 1793

concolor Say, 1824

ocellaris Gimmerthal, 1836

luctuosa Shuckard, 1837

morio Cresson, 1865 preocc.

cressoni Dalla Torre, 1897

provancheri Dalla Torre, 1897

tinctipennis Cameron, 1908

shawii Rohwer, 1917

pacifica Gussakovkij, 1932

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Pemphredon morio Vander Linden, 1829

Nomenclature: 

anthracinus (Smith, 1851, Ceratophorus)

carinata Thomson, 1870

clypealis Thomson, 1870

intermedia Tsuneki, 1951

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Pemphredon rugifer (Dahlbom, 1844)

Nomenclature: 

Cemonus rugifer Dahlbom, 1844

rugifera misspelling

unicolor (Panzer, 1798, Sphex) preocc.

pilosa (Gimmerthal, 1836, Cemonus)

wesmaeli (Morawitz, 1864, Cemonus)

scotica Perkins, 1929

solivaga (Bondroit, 1931, Cemonus)

bucharicus Gussakovskij, 1952

mortifer Valkeila, 1972

punctifer Valkeila, 1972

scytica Valkeila, 1972

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838

Nomenclature: 

CELIA Shuckard, 1837 preocc.

MICROGLOSSA Rayment, 1930 preocc.

MICROGLOSSELLA Rayment, 1935

TAIALIA Tsuneki, 1971

Spilomena beata Blüthgen, 1953

Nomenclature: 

exspectata Valkeila, 1957

Distribution: 
England

Spilomena differens Blüthgen, 1953

Nomenclature: 

curruca misident.

Distribution: 

England

Notes: 

Has been called curruca (Dahlbom, 1844, Celia) in several publications, following the synonymy by Dollfuss (1986), but was reinstated as a valid species by Vikberg (2000).

Spilomena curruca (Dahlbom, 1844)

Nomenclature: 

Celia curruca Dahlbom, 1844

pulawskii Dolfuss, 1983

nikkoensis Tsuneki, 1971

Distribution: 
England

Spilomena enslini Blüthgen, 1953

Distribution: 
England, Ireland

Spilomena troglodytes (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Stigmus troglodytes Vander Linden, 1829

minutissimus (Radoszkowski, 1877, Stigmus)

vagans Blüthgen, 1953

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Genus Stigmus Panzer, 1805

Nomenclature: 

ANTRONIUS Zetterstedt, 1838

GONOSTIGMUS Rohwer, 1911

ATOPOSTIGMUS Krombein, 1973

Stigmus pendulus Panzer, 1804

Nomenclature: 

ater Jurine, 1807

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Allen (1987)

Stigmus solskyi Morawitz, 1864

Nomenclature: 

europaeus Tsuneki, 1954

verhoeffi Tsuneki, 1954

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Tribe Psenini Costa, 1858

Genus Mimesa Shuckard, 1837

Nomenclature: 

APORIA Wesmael, 1852 preocc.

APORINA Gussakovskij, 1937 preocc.

Mimesa bicolor (Jurine, 1807)

Nomenclature: 

Psen bicolor Jurine, 1807

equestris misident.

?rufa (Panzer, 1805, Psen)

Distribution: 
England

Mimesa bruxellensis Bondroit, 1934

Nomenclature: 

rossicus (Gussakovskij, 1937, Psen)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Mimesa equestris (Fabricius, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Trypoxylon equestre Fabricius, 1804

bicolor misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Mimesa lutaria (Fabricius, 1787)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex lutarius Fabricius, 1787

shuckardi Wesmael, 1852

basirufa Packard, 1867

nebrascensis Smith, 1908

dispar (Gussakovskij, 1937, Psen)

mallochi Finnamore, 1980

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Mimumesa Malloch, 1933

Mimumesa atratina (Morawitz, 1891)

Nomenclature: 

Mimesa atratina Morawitz, 1891

carbonaria (Tournier, 1899, Mimesa)

belgica (Bondroit, 1932, Mimesa)

longula (Gussakovskij, 1932, Mimesa)

sameshimai (Yasumatsu, 1937, Psen)

Distribution: 
England

Mimumesa dahlbomi (Wesmael, 1852)

Nomenclature: 

Mimesa dahlbomi Wesmael, 1852

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit, 1934)

Nomenclature: 

Mimesa littoralis Bondroit, 1934

unicolor misident.

fulvitarsis (Gussakovskij, 1934, Psen)

fulvitarsis (Gussakovskij, 1937, Psen) preocc.

celtica (Spooner, 1948, Mimesa)

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Mimumesa spooneri (Richards, 1948)

Nomenclature: 

Mimesa spooneri Richards, 1948

Distribution: 
England

Mimumesa unicolor (Vander Linden, 1829)

Nomenclature: 

Psen unicolor Vander Linden, 1829

borealis (Dahlbom, 1842, Mimesa)

palliditarsis (Saunders, 1904, Mimesa)

oresterus (van Lith, 1976, Psen)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Else and Felton (1994)

Genus Psen Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

PSENUS Rafinesque, 1815

PSENIA Stephens, 1829

DAHLBOMIA Wissmann, 1849

MESOPORA Wesmael, 1852

CAENOPSEN Cameron, 1899

Psen ater (Olivier, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro ater Olivier, 1792

ater (Fabricius, 1794, Sphex) preocc.

compressicornis (Fabricius, 1804, Pelopoeus)

atratus (Jurine, 1807, Psen)

serraticornis (Jurine, 1807, Psen)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Psenulus Kohl, 1897

Nomenclature: 

DIODONTUS misident.

NEOFOXIA Viereck, 1901

STENOMELLINUS Schulz, 1911

EOPSENULUS Gussakovskij, 1934

NIPPONOPSEN Yasumatsu, 1938

Notes: 

Diodontus is a misidentification by American authors in the older literature

Psenulus concolor (Dahlbom, 1843)

Nomenclature: 

Psen concolor Dahlbom, 1843

intermedius (Schenck, 1857, Psen)

ambiguus (Schenck, 1857, Psen)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Psenulus pallipes (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex pallipes Panzer, 1798

atratus (Fabricius, 1804, Trypoxylon)

montanus (Costa, 1861, Psen)

haemorrhoidalis (Costa, 1871, Psen)

minutus (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

chevrieri (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

nigricornis (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

pygmaeus (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

rubicola Harttig, 1931

brevitarsis Merisuo, 1937

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Psenulus schencki (Tournier, 1889)

Nomenclature: 

Psen schencki Tournier, 1889

simplex (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

longulus (Tournier, 1899, Psen)

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Cercerini Lepeletier, 1845

Genus Cerceris Latreille, 1802

Nomenclature: 

NECTANEBUS Spinola, 1839

DIAMMA Dahlbom, 1844

DIDESMUS Dahlbom, 1845

APIRAPTRIX Shestakov, 1923

PARACERCERIS Brèthes, 1913

BUCERCERIS Minkiewicz, 1934

STERCOBATA Gussakovskij, 1935

APICERCERIS Pate, 1937

Cerceris arenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex arenarius Linnaeus, 1758

xanthocephala (Forster, 1771, Sphex)

exulta (Harris, 1776, Vespa)

petulans (Harris, 1776, Vespa)

serripes (Fabricius, 1781, Vespa)

arenosa (Gmelin, 1790, Vespa)

aurita (Fabricius, 1794, Philanthus)

striolata Schletterer, 1887

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Cerceris quadricincta (Panzer, 1799)

Nomenclature: 

Philanthus quadricinctus Panzer, 1799

fasciata Spinola, 1806

Distribution: 
England

Cerceris quinquefasciata (Rossi, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Crabro quinquefasciatus Rossi, 1792

interrupta misident.

nasuta Dahlbom, 1844 preocc.

subdepressa Lepeletier, 1845

Distribution: 
England

Cerceris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Philanthus ruficornis Fabricius, 1793

labiata misident.

bidens (Schrank, 1802, Crabro)

cunicularia (Schrank, 1802, Crabro)

quadricincta (Fabricius, 1804, Mellinus)

trifidus (Fabricius, 1804, Philanthus)

?nasuta Latreille, 1809

laminifera Costa, 1867

Distribution: 
England

Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus, 1771)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex rybyensis Linnaeus, 1771

ornata (Fabricius, 1790, Philanthus)

apifalco (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

semicincta (Panzer, 1797, Philanthus)

hortorum (Panzer, 1799, Philanthus)

variabilis (Schrank, 1802, Crabro)

biguttata (Thunberg, 1815, Philanthus)

colon (Thunberg, 1815, Philanthus)

kashmirensis Nurse, 1903

dittrichi Schulz, 1904

reginae Eck, 1979

Distribution: 
England

Cerceris sabulosa (Panzer, 1799)

Nomenclature: 

Philanthus sabulosus Panzer, 1799

emarginata (Panzer, 1799, Philanthus)

tricincta (Spinola, 1805, Philanthus)

?pygmaea (Thunberg, 1815, Philanthus)

minuta Lepeletier, 1845

superba Shestakov, 1923

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Philanthini Latreille, 1802

Genus Philanthus Fabricius, 1790

Nomenclature: 

SYMBLEPHILUS Panzer, 1806

SIMBLEPHILUS Jurine, 1807

CHEILOPOGONUS Westwood, 1835

ANTHOPHILUS Dahlbom, 1844

EPHIPHILANTHUS Ashmead, 1899

PSEUDOPHILANTHUS Ashmead, 1899

OCLOCLETES Banks, 1913

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa triangulum Fabricius, 1775

ruspatrix (Linnaeus, 1767, Vespa) nom. ob.

fasciatus (Geoffroy, 1785, Vespa)

maculatus (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

limbatus (Olivier, 1792, Vespa)

androgynus (Rossi, 1792, Crabro)

pictus Panzer, 1797

discolor Panzer, 1799

apivorus Latreille, 1799

allionii Dahlbom, 1845

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Ammophilinae André, 1886

Genus Ammophila Kirby, 1798

Nomenclature: 

SPHEX misident.

MISCUS Jurine, 1807

COLOPTERA Latreille, 1845

ARGYRAMMOPHILA Gussakovskij, 1928

APYCNEMIA Leclercq, 1961

Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836

Nomenclature: 

campestris misident.

arvensis (Dahlbom, 1843, Miscus)

susterai Šnoflak, 1943

adriaansei Wilcke, 1945

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex sabulosus Linnaeus, 1758

hortensis (Poda, 1761, Sphex)

frischii (Geoffroy, 1785, Ichneumon)

dimidiata (Christ, 1791, Sphex) preocc.

vulgaris Kirby, 1798

pulvillata Sowerby, 1805

mucronata (Jurine, 1807, Sphex)

cyanescens Dahlbom, 1845

?vischu Cameron, 1889

kamtschatica Gussakovskij, 1932

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Podalonia Fernald, 1927

Nomenclature: 

PSAMMOPHILA Dahlbom, 1842 preocc.

PODALONIA Spinola, 1853 suppressed

Podalonia affinis (Kirby, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Ammophila affinis Kirby, 1798

lutaria misident.

ariasi (Mercet, 1906, Ammophila)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex hirsutus Scopoli, 1763

viatica misident.

arenaria (Fabricius, 1787, Sphex) preocc.

arenosa (Gmelin, 1790, Sphex)

argentea (Kirby, 1798, Ammophila)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Infraorder Anthophila Latreille, 1804

Notes: 

Engel (2005) proposed that the informal name Anthophila, without formal rank, be used for the bees (here denoted as an 'infraorder' due to restrictions in the available fields). Note that 'apiformes' and the corresponding 'spheciformes') is an equivalent term proposed by Brothers (1975)

Family Andrenidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Andreninae Latreille, 1802

Genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775

Notes: 

Taxonomy mostly follows Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002).

Subgenus Andrena Fabricius, 1775

Nomenclature: 

ANTHRENA Illiger, 1801

ANTHOCHARESSA Gistel, 1850

Andrena (Andrena) apicata Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Andrena) clarkella (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta clarkella Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Andrena) fucata Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Andrena) fulva (Müller, 1766)

Nomenclature: 

Apis fulva Müller, 1766

armata (Gmelin, 1790, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Andrena) helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis helvola Linnaeus, 1758

subdentata (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Andrena (Andrena) lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Andrena) praecox (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Apis praecox Scopoli, 1763

smithella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

clypeata Smith, 1855 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Andrena) synadelpha Perkins, 1914

Nomenclature: 

ambigua Perkins, 1895, preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Andrena (Andrena) varians (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta varians Kirby, 1802

varians (Rossius, 1792, Apis): misident.

angulosa (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Charitandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Charitandrena) hattorfiana (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Nomada hattorfiana Fabricius, 1775

lathamana (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Chlorandrena Pérez, 1890

Andrena (Chlorandrena) humilis Imhoff, 1832

Nomenclature: 

fulvescens Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man

Subgenus Chrysandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Chrysandrena) fulvago (Christ, 1791)

Nomenclature: 

Apis fulvago Christ, 1791

constricta Smith, 1849

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Cnemidandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) denticulata (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta denticulata Kirby, 1802

listerella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) fuscipes (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta fuscipes Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) nigriceps (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta nigriceps Kirby, 1802

lanifrons (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) simillima Smith, 1851

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) tridentata (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta tridentata Kirby, 1802

rufitarsis (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Euandrena Hedicke, 1933

Nomenclature: 

XANTHANDRENA Lanham, 1949

GEANDRENA LaBerge, 1964

Andrena (Euandrena) bicolor Fabricius, 1775

Nomenclature: 

picicornis (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

pilosula (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

gwynana (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

proxima Smith, 1847 preocc.

aestiva Smith, 1849

consimilis Smith, 1849 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Euandrena) ruficrus Nylander, 1848

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Subgenus Holandrena Pérez, 1890

Andrena (Holandrena) labialis (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta labialis Kirby, 1802

separata Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man

Subgenus Hoplandrena Pérez, 1890

Andrena (Hoplandrena) bucephala Stephens, 1846

Nomenclature: 

eximia Smith, 1847

longipes Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Hoplandrena) ferox Smith, 1847

Nomenclature: 

distincta Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Hoplandrena) rosae Panzer, 1801

Nomenclature: 

eximia misident.

zonalis (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

stragulata Illiger, 1806

strangulata misspelling

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland
Notes: 

stragulata is the summer brood of rosae

Andrena (Hoplandrena) scotica Perkins, 1916

Nomenclature: 

carantonica misident.

jacobi Perkins, 1921

johnsoni Perkins, 1921

Distribution: 

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Notes: 

Although usually referred to as scotica in Britain (e.g. Else et al. 2004), Schwarz et al. (1996) and Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002) have treated scotica as a synonym of carantonica Peréz, 1916; however, Else (in prep.), following P. Westrich’s (in lit.) interpretation of the type of carantonica, regards this is a separate species, with carantonica a junior synonym of trimmerana.

Andrena (Hoplandrena) trimmerana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta trimmerana Kirby, 1802

spinigera (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

carantonica Peréz, 1916

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Leucandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Leucandrena) argentata Smith, 1844

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Leucandrena) barbilabris (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta barbilabris Kirby, 1802

sericea (Christ, 1791, Apis) preocc.

albicrus (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Margandrena Warncke, 1968

Andrena (Margandrena) marginata Fabricius, 1776

Nomenclature: 

cetii (Schrank, 1781, Apis)

schrankella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

frontalis Smith, 1849

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Melandrena Pérez, 1890

Nomenclature: 

GYMNANDRENA Hedicke, 1933

CRYPTANDRENA Lanham, 1949 preocc.

BYTHANDRENA Lanham, 1950

Andrena (Melandrena) cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis cineraria Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Melandrena) nigroaenea (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta nigroaenea Kirby, 1802

aprilina Smith, 1848

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The population on the Isles of Scilly and Channel Islands has been described as the subspecies sarnia Richards, 1979.

Andrena (Melandrena) nitida (Müller, 1776)

Nomenclature: 

Apis nitida Müller, 1776

pubescens Olivier, 1789

consimilis Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Melandrena) thoracica (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Apis thoracica Fabricius, 1775

melanocephala (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Melandrena) vaga Panzer, 1799

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Micrandrena Ashmead, 1899

Nomenclature: 

ANDRENELLA Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Micrandrena) alfkenella Perkins, 1914

Nomenclature: 

moricella Perkins, 1914

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Micrandrena) falsifica Perkins, 1915

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Micrandrena) floricola Eversmann, 1852

Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Andrena (Micrandrena) minutula (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta minutula Kirby, 1802

parvula (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

nigrifrons Smith, 1855 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Micrandrena) minutuloides Perkins, 1914

Nomenclature: 

parvuloides Perkins, 1914

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Micrandrena) nana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta nana Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Andrena (Micrandrena) nanula Nylander, 1848

Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Andrena (Micrandrena) niveata Friese, 1887

Nomenclature: 

spreta misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Micrandrena) semilaevis Pérez, 1903

Nomenclature: 

nana misident.

saundersella Perkins, 1914

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Andrena (Micrandrena) subopaca Nylander, 1848

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Notandrena Pérez, 1890

Andrena (Notandrena) chrysosceles (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta chrysosceles Kirby, 1802

connectens (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Andrena (Notandrena) nitidiuscula Schenck, 1853

Nomenclature: 

lucens Imhoff, 1868

Distribution: 
England

Subgenus Oreomelissa Hirashima & Tadauchi, 1975

Andrena (Oreomelissa) coitana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta coitana Kirby, 1802

shawella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Plastandrena Hedicke, 1933

Nomenclature: 

SCHIZANDRENA Hedicke, 1933

GLYPHANDRENA Hedicke, 1933

MITSUKURIELLA Hirashima & LaBerge, 1965

MITSUKURIAPIS Hirashima, LaBerge & Ikudomem 1884

Andrena (Plastandrena) bimaculata (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta bimaculata Kirby, 1802

articulata Smith, 1847

conjuncta Smith, 1847

decorata Smith, 1847

vitrea Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Plastandrena) nigrospina Thomson, 1872

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Although treated as a synonym of pilipes by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002) here nigrospina is treated as a valid species, following Baker (1994).

Andrena (Plastandrena) pilipes Fabricius, 1781

Nomenclature: 

carbonaria misident.

spectabilis Smith, 1853

praetexta Smith, 1872

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Plastandrena) tibialis (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta tibialis Kirby, 1802

mouffetella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

atriceps (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England

Subgenus Poecilandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata Fabricius, 1781

Nomenclature: 

cingulata misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Poliandrena Warncke, 1968

Andrena (Poliandrena) florea Fabricius, 1793

Nomenclature: 

rubricata Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Poliandrena) polita Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Proxiandrena Schmid-Egger, 2005

Andrena (Proxiandrena) proxima (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta proxima Kirby, 1802

digitalis (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Ptilandrena Robertson, 1902

Nomenclature: 

EREMANDRENA LaBerge, 1964

Andrena (Ptilandrena) angustior (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta angustior Kirby, 1802

lacinia Smith, 1847

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Simandrena Pérez, 1890

Nomenclature: 

PLATANDRENA Viereck, 1924

STENANDRENA Timberlake, 1949

Andrena (Simandrena) congruens Schmiedeknecht, 1884

Nomenclature: 

confinis Stöckhert, 1930

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Simandrena) dorsata (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta dorsata Kirby, 1802

collinsonana (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

lewinella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

nudiuscula (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

subincana (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Simandrena) lepida Schenck, 1861

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Taeniandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Taeniandrena) lathyri Alfken, 1899

Distribution: 
England

Andrena (Taeniandrena) ovatula (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta ovatula Kirby, 1802

afzeliella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

barbata (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

fuscata (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

picipes (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

albofasciata Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Andrena (Taeniandrena) similis Smith, 1849

Nomenclature: 

?ocreata Christ, 1791 nom. dub.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Andrena (Taeniandrena) wilkella (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta wilkella Kirby, 1802

barbatula (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

convexiuscula (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

xanthura (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Tarsandrena Osytshnjuk, 1984

Andrena (Tarsandrena) tarsata Nylander, 1848

Nomenclature: 

analis misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Trachandrena Robertson, 1902

Andrena (Trachandrena) haemorrhoa (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Apis haemorrhoa Fabricius, 1781

albicans misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Zonandrena Hedicke, 1933

Andrena (Zonandrena) flavipes Panzer, 1799

Nomenclature: 

contigua (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

fulvicrus (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

extricata Smith, 1849

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Andrena (Zonandrena) gravida Imhoff, 1832

Nomenclature: 

fasciata Nylander, 1852 preocc.

picicrus Schenck, 1853

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Panurginae Leach, 1815

Tribe Panurgini Leach, 1815

Genus Panurgus Panzer, 1806

Panurgus banksianus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis banksiana Kirby, 1802

ursinus misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Panurgus calcaratus (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Apis calcarata Scopoli, 1763

linnaeella (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Family Apidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Anthophorini Dahlbom, 1835

Genus Anthophora Latreille, 1803

Subgenus Anthophora Latreille, 1803

Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes (Pallas, 1772)

Nomenclature: 

Apis plumipes Pallas, 1772

acervorum misident.

pilipes (Fabricius, 1775, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Clisodon Patton, 1879

Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Apis furcata Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subgenus Dasymegilla Brooks, 1988

Anthophora (Dasymegilla) quadrimaculata (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Apis quadrimaculata Panzer, 1798

subglobosa (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Heliophila Klug, 1807

Nomenclature: 

SAROPODA Latreille, 1809

Anthophora (Heliophila) bimaculata (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Apis bimaculata Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Ireland

Subgenus Pyganthophora Brooks, 1988

Anthophora (Pyganthophora) retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis retusa Linnaeus, 1758

haworthana (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

pennipes (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Apini Latreille, 1802

Genus Apis Linnaeus, 1758

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature: 

mellifica Linnaeus, 1761

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

There have been various subspecies names proposed for honey bees, with the supposedly native north west European population being A. mellifera mellifera. See Engel (1999) for a full taxonomy of Apis mellifera.

Tribe Bombini Latreille, 1802

Genus Bombus Latreille, 1802

Notes: 

Various subspecific names have been used for British Bombus but these are generally poorly justified and we have treated these as synonymous here. Subgeneric classification follows Williams et al. (2008).

Subgenus Bombus Latreille, 1802

Nomenclature: 

TERRESTRIBOMBUS Vogt, 1911

Notes: 

Full synonymy for this subgenus is given by Williams et al. (2012), who shed some light on the confusing classification of cryptarum and magnus relative to lucorum.

Bombus (Bombus) cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Apis cryptarum Fabricius, 1775

Distribution: 
Scotland, Ireland
Notes: 

added by Bertsch et al. (2005)

Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Apis lucorum Linnaeus, 1761

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Bombus (Bombus) magnus Vogt, 1911

Distribution: 
Scotland, Ireland

Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis terrestris Linnaeus, 1758

audax (Harris, 1776, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Cullumanobombus Vogt, 1911

Bombus (Cullumanobombus) cullumanus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis cullumana Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Extinct in Britain since the 1940s.

Subgenus Kallobombus Dalla Torre, 1880

Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis (Fabricius, 1777)

Nomenclature: 

Apis soroeensis Fabricius, 1777

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subgenus Megabombus Dalla Torre, 1880

Nomenclature: 

HORTOBOMBUS Vogt, 1911

Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Apis hortorum Linnaeus, 1761

?flavonigrescens Smith, 1846

ivernicus Sladen, 1912

splendida Stelfox, 1938

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Populations in Ireland have been referred to the subspecies B. hortorum ivernicus.

Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Apis ruderata Fabricius, 1775

perniger (Harris, 1776, Apis)

harrisellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

tunstallanus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

English populations have been referred to the subspecies B. ruderatus perniger.

Subgenus Melanobombus Dalla Torre, 1880

Nomenclature: 

LAPIDARIOBOMBUS Vogt, 1911

Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis lapidaria Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Psithyrus Lepeletier, 1832

Nomenclature: 

ALLOPSITHYRUS Popov, 1931

ASHTONIPSITHYRUS Frison, 1927

FERNALDAEPSITHYRUS Frison, 1927

METAPSITHYRUS Popov, 1931

Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis barbutella Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus (Seidl, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Apis bohemicus Seidl, 1837

distinctus (Pérez, 1884, Psithyrus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris (Panzer, 1801)

Nomenclature: 

Apis campestris Panzer, 1801

rossiellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

leeanus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

francisanus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

swynnertoni (Richards, 1936, Psithyrus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Populations in Western Scotland have been referred to the subspecies B. campestris swynnertoni.

Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Apis rupestris Fabricius, 1793

albinellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris (Lepeletier, 1832)

Nomenclature: 

Psithyrus sylvestris Lepeletier, 1832

quadricolor misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Nomenclature: 

Apis vestalis Geoffroy, 1785

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Pyrobombus Dalla Torre, 1880

Nomenclature: 

PRATOBOMBUS Vogt, 1911

Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 

England, Scotland, Wales

Notes: 

added by Goulson and Williams (2001)

Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis jonella Kirby, 1802

nivalis misident.

scrimshiranus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

atrocorbiculosus Vogt, 1911

hebridensis Wild, 1931

vogtii Richards, 1933 preocc.

monapiae Kruseman, 1953

vogtianus Rasmont, 1983

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The following populations have been given subspecies names: B. jonellus hebridensis on the Hebrides; B. jonellus monapiae on the Isle of Man; B. jonellus vogtianus on the Shetlands (vogtianus is a replacement name for the preccupied vogtii).

Bombus (Pyrobombus) monticola Smith, 1849

Nomenclature: 

lapponicus misident.

scoticus Pittioni, 1942

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Apis pratorum Linnaeus, 1761

subinterruptus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

donovanella (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

burrellana (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Subterraneobombus Vogt, 1911

Bombus (Subterraneobombus) distinguendus Morawitz, 1869

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis subterranea Linnaeus, 1758

collinus Smith, 1844

latreillellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

Extinct in Britain since the 1980s but an attempt is being made to reintroduce the species to southern England. British populations have been referred to the subspecies B. subterraneus latreillellus whereas the introduced individuals from Sweden have been ascribed to the nominate subspecies.

Subgenus Thoracobombus Dalla Torre, 1880

Nomenclature: 

POMOBOMBUS Krüger, 1917

Bombus (Thoracobombus) humilis Illiger, 1806

Nomenclature: 

solstitialis Panzer, 1806

helferanus Seidl, 1837

venustus Smith, 1876 preocc.

anglicus Yarrow, 1978

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Bombus (Thoracobombus) muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis muscorum Linnaeus, 1758

arcticus misident.

smithianus misident.

pallidus Evans, 1901 preocc.

laevis Vogt, 1909

sladeni Vogt, 1911

allenellus Stelfox, 1933

orcadensis Richards, 1935

scyllonius Richards, 1935

celticus Yarrow, 1978

agricolae Baker, 1996

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The following populations have been given subspecies names: B. muscorum sladeni on the Irish mainland and southern England; B. muscorum allenellus on the Aran islands; B. muscorum orcadensis on Orkney; B. muscorum scyllonius on the Isles of Scilly; B. muscorum celticus in mainland Scotland and Northern England; B. muscorum agricolae on the Shetland islands.

Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Apis pascuorum Scopoli, 1763

vulgo (Harris, 1776, Apis)

agrorum (Fabricius, 1787, Apis) preocc.

floralis (Gmelin, 1790, Apis)

francillonellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

sowerbianus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

beckwithella (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

curtisellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

forsterellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

cognatus Stevens, 1846

smithianus White, 1851

septentrionalis Vogt, 1909

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The following populations have been given subspecies names: B. pascuorum vulgo in southern England and Wales; B. pascuorum floralis in Ireland; B. pascuorum septentrionalis in Scotland and Northern England.

Bombus (Thoracobombus) ?pomorum (Panzer, 1805)

Nomenclature: 

Bremus pomorum Panzer, 1805

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

There is confusion surrounding the dates of capture of the supposedly British specimens of pomorum, collected near Deal in Kent (summarised by Alford 1975).

Bombus (Thoracobombus) ruderarius (Müller, 1776)

Nomenclature: 

Apis ruderaria Müller, 1776

derhamellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

raiellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Bombus (Thoracobombus) sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Apis sylvarum Linnaeus, 1761

nigrescens Pérez, 1879

distinctus Vogt, 1909

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Tribe Eucerini Latreille, 1802

Genus Eucera Scopoli, 1770

Subgenus Eucera Scopoli, 1770

Eucera (Eucera) longicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis longicornis Linnaeus, 1758

linguaria (Fabricius, 1775, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Eucera (Eucera) nigrescens Pérez, 1879

Nomenclature: 

tuberculata misident. [?]

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1840

Genus Melecta Latreille, 1802

Melecta albifrons (Forster, 1771)

Nomenclature: 

Apis albifrons Forster, 1771

punctata (Fabricius, 1775, Apis)

armata (Panzer, 1799, Andrena) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Melecta luctuosa (Scopoli, 1770)

Nomenclature: 

Apis luctuosa Scopoli, 1770

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subfamily Nomadinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Epeolini Roberston, 1903

Genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802

Epeolus cruciger (Panzer, 1799)

Nomenclature: 

Nomada crucigera Panzer, 1799

rufipes Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Epeolus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis variegata Linnaeus, 1758

notatus misident.

productus Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man

Tribe Nomadini Latreille, 1802

Genus Nomada Scopoli, 1763

Nomada argentata Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

Nomenclature: 

atrata Smith, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Ireland

Nomada armata Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

Nomenclature: 

kirbyella Stephens, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada baccata Smith, 1844

Nomenclature: 

alboguttata misident.

Distribution: 
England

Nomada conjungens Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

Distribution: 
England

Nomada errans Lepeletier, 1841

Distribution: 
England

Nomada fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Apis fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767

fabriciella (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

quadrinotata (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada ferruginata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Apis ferruginata Linnaeus, 1767

lateralis misident.

xanthosticta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

bridgmaniana Smith, 1876

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Nomada flava Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Nomada flavoguttata (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis flavoguttata Kirby, 1802

rufocincta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada flavopicta (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis flavopicta Kirby, 1802

jacobaeae misident. [?]

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada fucata Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada fulvicornis Fabricius, 1793

Nomenclature: 

lineola Panzer, 1798

sexcincta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

caprea (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

cornigera (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

subcornuta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada goodeniana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis goodeniana Kirby, 1802

succincta misident.

alternata (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada guttulata Schenck, 1861

Distribution: 
England

Nomada hirtipes Pérez, 1884

Nomenclature: 

bucephalae Perkins, 1917

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada integra Brullé, 1832

Nomenclature: 

ferruginata misident.

germanica misident.

pleurosticta misident.

stigma misident.

cinctiventris Friese, 1921

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada lathburiana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis lathburiana Kirby, 1802

rufiventris (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada leucophthalma (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis leucophthalma Kirby, 1802

borealis Zetterstedt, 1838

inquilina Smith, 1844

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada marshamella (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis marshamella Kirby, 1802

alternata misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada obtusifrons Nylander, 1848

Nomenclature: 

mistura Smith, 1851

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada panzeri Lepeletier, 1841

Nomenclature: 

ruficornis misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Nomada roberjeotiana Panzer, 1799

Nomenclature: 

tormentillae Alfken, 1901

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Nomada ruficornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis ruficornis Linnaeus, 1758

bifida Thomson, 1872

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada rufipes Fabricius, 1793

Nomenclature: 

solidaginis misident.

picta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

rufopicta (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Nomada sexfasciata Panzer, 1799

Nomenclature: 

connexa (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

schaefferella (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

Distribution: 
England

Nomada sheppardana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis sheppardana Kirby, 1802

furva misident.

dalii Curtis, 1832

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada signata Jurine, 1807

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Nomada striata Fabricius, 1793

Nomenclature: 

hillana (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

ochrostoma (Kirby, 1802, Apis)

vidua Smith, 1844

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subfamily Xylocopinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Ceratinini Latreille, 1802

Genus Ceratina Latreille, 1802

Subgenus Euceratina Hirashima, Moure & Daly, 1971

Ceratina (Euceratina) cyanea (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis cyanea Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Xylocopini Latreille, 1802

Genus Xylocopa Latreille, 1809

Subgenus Xylocopa Latreille, 1809

Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis violacea Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England

Family Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841

Subfamily Colletinae Lepeletier, 1841

Genus Colletes Latreille, 1802

Colletes cunicularius (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Apis cunicularia Linnaeus, 1761

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

The British population has been described as a separate subspecies, C. cunicularius celticus O’Toole, 1974, and Else, Field & O’Toole (in Edwards 1997) suggest that the British population may be specifically distinct.

Colletes daviesanus Smith, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Colletes floralis Eversmann, 1852

Nomenclature: 

montanus Morawitz, 1876

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Ireland

Colletes fodiens (Geoffroy, 1785)

Nomenclature: 

Apis fodiens Geoffroy, 1785

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Colletes halophilus Verhoeff, 1944

Distribution: 

England

Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich, 1993

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Cross (2002)

Colletes marginatus Smith, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Colletes similis Schenck, 1853

Nomenclature: 

picistigma Thomson, 1872

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Colletes succinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis succincta Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subfamily Hylaeinae Viereck, 1916

Genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793

Subgenus Abrupta Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Abrupta) cornutus Curtis, 1831

Nomenclature: 

plantarius Smith, 1842

Distribution: 
England

Subgenus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) communis Nylander, 1852

Nomenclature: 

rupestris (Smith, 1872, Prosopis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subgenus Koptogaster Alfken, 1912

Hylaeus (Koptogaster) punctulatissimus Smith, 1842

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain

Subgenus Lamdopsis Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Lamdopsis) annularis (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Mellita annularis Kirby, 1802

euryscapus misident.

spilotus Forster, 1871

masoni (Saunders, 1894, Prosopis)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Notton and Dathe (2008) designated as lectotype a female specimen that corresponds to the species here called annularis, with the species generally called annularis taking the name dilatatus.

Hylaeus (Lamdopsis) dilatatus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Mellita dilatata Kirby, 1802

annularis misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Paraprosopis Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) pictipes Nylander, 1852

Nomenclature: 

varipes (Smith, 1853, Prosopis)

Distribution: 
England

Subgenus Prosopis Fabricius, 1804

Nomenclature: 

NESOPROSOPIS Perkins, R.C.L., 1899

Hylaeus (Prosopis) brevicornis Nylander, 1852

Nomenclature: 

rubicola (Smith, 1869, Prosopis) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Hylaeus (Prosopis) confusus Nylander, 1852

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Notes: 

The subspecies perkinsi Blüthgen, 1926, is recognised from Britain.

Hylaeus (Prosopis) incongruus Förster, 1871

Nomenclature: 

gibbus misident.

genalis Thomson, 1872

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Hylaeus (Prosopis) pectoralis Förster, 1871

Nomenclature: 

kriechbaumeri Förster, 1871

palustris (Perkins, 1900, Prosopis)

Distribution: 
England

Hylaeus (Prosopis) signatus (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex signata Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Spatulariella Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Spatulariella) hyalinatus Smith, 1842

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Family Halictidae Thomson, 1869

Subfamily Halictinae Thomson, 1869

Genus Halictus Latreille, 1804

Subgenus Halictus Latreille, 1804

Halictus (Halictus) eurygnathus Blüthgen, 1931

Nomenclature: 

quadricinctus misident.

tetrazonius misident.

Distribution: 
England

Halictus (Halictus) maculatus Smith, 1848

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Halictus (Halictus) rubicundus (Christ, 1791)

Nomenclature: 

Apis rubicunda Christ, 1791

quadrifasciatus Smith, 1870

nesiotis Perkins, 1922

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Seladonia Robertson, 1918

Halictus (Seladonia) confusus Smith, 1853

Nomenclature: 

alpinus Alfken, 1907

confusus perkinsi Blüthgen, 1926

flavipes misident.

Distribution: 
England

Halictus (Seladonia) subauratus (Rossi, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Apis subaurata Rossi, 1792

gramineus Smith, 1849

Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Halictus (Seladonia) tumulorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis tumulorum Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833

Notes: 

Nomenclature for some species ('Evylaeus' s. l.) updated from Pesenko (2007) but, as Pesenko’s study was limited to the Palaearctic region, we do not follow his elevation of Evylaeus to a valid genus, nor have we adopted his numerous subgenera.

Subgenus Dialictus Robertson, 1902

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) cupromicans (Pérez, 1903)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus cupromicans Pérez, 1903

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The Irish population has been described as the subspecies hibernicum Ebmer, 1970, with other populations referred to the subspecies scoticum Ebmer, 1970.

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) leucopus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta leucopus Kirby, 1802

aeratum (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

semiaeneum (Brullé, 1832, Halictus)

viridaeneum (Blüthgen, 1918, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) morio (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Hylaeus morio Fabricius, 1793

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) smeathmanellum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta smeathmanella Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Subgenus Hemihalictus Cockerell, 1897

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) angusticeps (Perkins, 1895)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus angusticeps Perkins, 1895

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) brevicorne (Schenck, 1869)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus brevicornis Schenck, 1869

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) minutissimum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta minutissima Kirby, 1802

arnoldi (Saunders, 1910, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) nitidiusculum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta nitidiuscula Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) parvulum (Schenck, 1853)

Nomenclature: 

Hylaeus parvulus Schenck, 1853

minutum misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) pauperatum (Brullé, 1832)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus pauperatus Brullé, 1832

breviceps (Saunders, 1879, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) punctatissimum (Schenck, 1853)

Nomenclature: 

Hylaeus punctatissimus Schenck, 1853

longiceps (Saunders, 1879, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) puncticolle (Morawitz, 1872)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus puncticollis Morawitz, 1872

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) rufitarse (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus rufitarsis Zetterstedt, 1838

atricorne (Smith, 1870, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) semilucens (Alfken, 1914)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus semilucens Alfken, 1914

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) sexstrigatum (Schenck, 1870)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus sexstrigatus Schenck, 1870

sabulosum (Warncke, 1986, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Hawkins (2011)

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) villosulum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta villosula Kirby, 1802

punctulatum (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) laevigatum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta laevigata Kirby, 1802

lugubris (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) lativentre (Schenck, 1853)

Nomenclature: 

Hylaeus lativentris Schenck, 1853

decipiens (Perkins, 1913, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) prasinum (Smith, 1848)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus prasinus Smith, 1848

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) quadrinotatum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta quadrinotata Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) sexnotatum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta sexnotata Kirby, 1802

nitidum misident.

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) xanthopus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta xanthopus Kirby, 1802

tricingulum Curtis, 1833

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Leuchalictus Warncke, 1975

Lasioglossum (Leuchalictus) leucozonium (Schrank, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Apis leucozonia Schrank, 1781

similis (Smith, 1853, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Lasioglossum (Leuchalictus) zonulum (Smith, 1848)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus zonulus Smith, 1848

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Sphecodogastra Ashmead, 1899

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) albipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Apis albipes Fabricius, 1781

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) calceatum (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Apis calceata Scopoli, 1763

cylindricum (Fabricius, 1793, Hylaeus)

fulvocinctum (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

obovatum (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) fratellum (Pérez, 1903)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus fratellus Pérez, 1903

nigrum misident.

subfasciatum (Nylander, 1848, Halictus)

freygessneri (Alfken, 1905, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) fulvicorne (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta fulvicornis Kirby, 1802

subfasciatum misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) laeve (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta laevis Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) laticeps (Schenck, 1869)

Nomenclature: 

Halictus laticeps Schenck, 1869

semipunctulatum misident.

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) malachurum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta malachura Kirby, 1802

longulum (Smith, 1848, Halictus)

Distribution: 
England

Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) pauxillum (Schenck, 1853)

Nomenclature: 

Hylaeus pauxillus Schenck, 1853

immarginatum (Schenck, 1853, Hylaeus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804

Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870

Nomenclature: 

variegatus von Hagens, 1874

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Sphecodes ephippius (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex ephippia Linnaeus, 1767

divisus (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

similis Wesmael, 1835

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man

Sphecodes ferruginatus von Hagens, 1882

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes geoffrellus (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta geofrella Kirby, 1802

affinis von Hagens, 1882

fasciatus von Hagens, 1882

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Sphecodes gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex gibba Linnaeus, 1758

picea (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

sphecoides (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Sphecodes hyalinatus von Hagens, 1882

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Sphecodes longulus von Hagens, 1882

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes miniatus von Hagens, 1882

Nomenclature: 

dimidiatus von Hagens, 1882

Distribution: 
England

Sphecodes monilicornis (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Melitta monilicornis Kirby, 1802

subquadratus Smith, 1845

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Sphecodes niger von Hagens, 1874

Distribution: 
England

Sphecodes pellucidus Smith, 1845

Nomenclature: 

pilifrons Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Sphecodes puncticeps Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes reticulatus Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes rubicundus von Hagens, 1875

Nomenclature: 

ruficrus misident.

rufiventris misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes scabricollis Wesmael, 1835

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Sphecodes spinulosus von Hagens, 1875

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Rophitinae Schenck, 1866

Genus Dufourea Lepeletier, 1841

Dufourea halictula (Nylander, 1852)

Nomenclature: 

Rhophites halictulus Nylander, 1852

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Dufourea minuta Lepeletier, 1841

Nomenclature: 

vulgaris Schenck, 1861

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Genus Rophites Spinola, 1808

Rophites quinquespinosus Spinola, 1808

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Family Megachilidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Megachilinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Anthidiini Ashmead, 1899

Genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1804

Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis manicata Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales
Notes: 

Represented by the subspecies nigrithorax Dalla Torre, 1877

Genus Stelis Panzer, 1806

Stelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Else and Spooner (1987)

Stelis ornatula (Klug, 1807)

Nomenclature: 

Gyrodroma ornatula Klug, 1807

octomaculata Smith, 1843

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Stelis phaeoptera (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis phaeoptera Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Stelis punctulatissima (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802

aterrima (Panzer, 1798, Apis) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802

Genus Coelioxys Latreille, 1809

Subgenus Allocoelioxys Tkalcu, 1974

Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841

Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Boreocoelioxys Mitchell, 1973

Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) inermis (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis inermis Kirby, 1802

acuminata Nylander, 1852 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) mandibularis Nylander, 1848

Distribution: 

England, Wales

Subgenus Coelioxys Latreille, 1809

Coelioxys (Coelioxys) conoidea (Illiger, 1806)

Nomenclature: 

Anthophora conoidea Illiger, 1806

vectis Curtis, 1831

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Coelioxys (Coelioxys) elongata Lepeletier, 1841

Nomenclature: 

sponsa Smith, 1855

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis quadridentata Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Coelioxys (Coelioxys) rufescens Lepeletier & Serville, 1825

Nomenclature: 

umbrina Smith, 1843

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Megachile Latreille, 1802

Subgenus Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872

Megachile (Eutricharaea) leachella Curtis, 1828

Nomenclature: 

dorsalis Pérez, 1879 synonymy by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2012)

argentata misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Megachile Latreille, 1802

Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Megachile (Megachile) lapponica Thomson, 1872

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Megachile (Megachile) ligniseca (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis ligniseca Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Megachile (Megachile) versicolor Smith, 1844

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Includes the subspecies hiberniae Perkins, 1925.

Subgenus Pseudomegachile Friese, 1899

Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Lepeletier, 1841)

Nomenclature: 

Megachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841

fasciata (Smith, 1844, Megachile)

rufitarsis (Smith, 1844, Megachile)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Xanthosarus Robertson, 1903

Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis circumcincta Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Megachile (Xanthosarus) maritima (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis maritima Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Megachile (Xanthosarus) willughbiella (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis willughbiella Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Includes the nominate subspecies and hibernica Perkins, 1925

Tribe Osmiini Newman, 1834

Genus Chelostoma Latreille, 1809

Chelostoma campanularum (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis campanularum Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England

Chelostoma florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis florisomnis Linnaeus, 1758

maxillosum (Linnaeus, 1767, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Heriades Spinola, 1808

Heriades rubicola Peréz, 1890

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
added by Else (in prep.)

Heriades truncorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis truncorum Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England

Genus Hoplitis Klug, 1807

Subgenus Alcidamea Cresson, 1864

Hoplitis (Alcidamea) claviventris (Thomson, 1872)

Nomenclature: 

Osmia claviventris Thomson, 1872

leucomelana misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Hoplitis (Alcidamea) leucomelana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis leucomelana Kirby, 1802

parvula (Dufour & Perris, 1840, Osmia)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 
Probably extinct in Britain.

Subgenus Anthocopa Lepeletier & Serville, 1825

Hoplitis (Anthocopa) spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis spinulosa Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Osmia Panzer, 1806

Subgenus Helicosmia Thomson, 1872

Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta Panzer, 1799

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758

aenea (Linnaeus, 1761, Apis)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata (Fabricius, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Apis niveata Fabricius, 1804

fulviventris (Panzer, 1798, Apis)

Distribution: 
England

Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis leaiana Kirby, 1802

fulviventris misident.

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Melanosmia Schmiedeknecht, 1884

Osmia (Melanosmia) inermis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Nomenclature: 

Anthophora inermis Zetterstedt, 1838

parietina misident.

Distribution: 
Scotland

Osmia (Melanosmia) parietina Curtis, 1828

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Osmia (Melanosmia) pilicornis Smith, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Osmia (Melanosmia) uncinata Gerstäcker, 1869

Distribution: 
Scotland
Notes: 

added by Else in Else and Spooner (1987)

Osmia (Melanosmia) xanthomelana (Kirby, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Apis xanthomelana Kirby, 1802

atricapilla Curtis, 1828

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Neosmia Tkalc, 1974

Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor (Schrank, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Apis bicolor Schrank, 1781

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Osmia Panzer, 1806

Osmia (Osmia) bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis bicornis Linnaeus, 1758

rufa (Linnaeus, 1758, Apis)

hedera Smith, 1844

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Family Melittidae Schenck, 1860

Subfamily Dasypodainae Börner, 1919

Notes: 

According to Danforth et al. (2006), Dasypodainae may be better treated as a separate family, but this requires further corroboration.

Genus Dasypoda Latreille, 1802

Dasypoda hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Andrena hirtipes Fabricius, 1793

?altercator (Harris, 1776, Apis) nom. dub.

plumipes (Panzer, 1797, Andrena)

swammerdamella (Kirby, 1802, Melitta)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Macropidinae Robertson, 1904

Genus Macropis Panzer, 1809

Macropis europaea Warncke, 1973

Nomenclature: 

labiata misident.

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Melittinae Schenck, 1860

Genus Melitta Kirby, 1802

Subgenus Cilissia Leach, 1815

Nomenclature: 

PSEUDOCILISSA Radoszkowski, 1891

Melitta (Cilissia) dimidiata Morawitz, 1876

Distribution: 
England

Melitta (Cilissia) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Andrena haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775

chrysura Kirby, 1802

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Subgenus Melitta Kirby, 1802

Melitta (Melitta) leporina (Panzer, 1799)

Nomenclature: 

Apis leporina Panzer, 1799

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Melitta (Melitta) tricincta Kirby, 1802

Nomenclature: 

melanura (Nylander, 1852, Kirbya)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Chrysidoidea

Superfamily CHRYSIDOIDEA

Notes: 

Some distribution records taken from Archer and Burn (2012). Fig. 3: habitus of selected British Chrysidoidea.

Family Bethylidae Haliday, 1833

Notes: 

Taxonomy mostly follows Gordh and Móczár (1990). Distribution data from Perkins (1976).

Subfamily Bethylinae Haliday, 1833

Genus Bethylus Latreille, 1802

Nomenclature: 

PERISEMUS Förster, 1856

ANOXUS Thomson, 1862 synonymy by Polaszek and Krombein (1994)

EPISEMUS Thomson, 1862

DIGONIOZUS Kieffer, 1905

Bethylus boops (Thomson, 1862)

Nomenclature: 

Anoxus boops Thomson, 1862

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Burn (1997)

Bethylus cephalotes (Förster, 1860)

Nomenclature: 

Perisemus cephalotes Förster, 1860

fuscicornis var. tibialis Kieffer, 1905

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Bethylus dendrophilus Richards, 1939

Distribution: 
England

Bethylus fuscicornis (Jurine, 1807)

Nomenclature: 

Omalus fuscicornis Jurine, 1807

sygenesiae Haliday, 1834

fulvicornis Curtis, 1838

triareolatus Förster, 1851

variabilis (Thomson, 1862, Episemus)

hyalinus (Marshall, 1874, Perisemus) synonymy by Rond (1994)

fuscicornis var. maurus Kieffer, 1905

brevipennis Hellén, 1920

berlandi Arle, 1929

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Genus Goniozus Förster, 1856

Nomenclature: 

PARASIEROLA Cameron, 1883

PROGONIOZUS Kieffer, 1905

PERISIEROLA Kieffer, 1914

Goniozus claripennis (Förster, 1851)

Nomenclature: 

Bethylus claripennis Förster, 1851

fuscipennis (Förster, 1851, Bethylus)

distigmus Thomson, 1862

audouinii Westwood, 1874

claripennis var. fuscipennis Kieffer, 1905 preocc.

claripennis var. tibialis Kieffer, 1905

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Epyrinae Kieffer, 1914

Genus Cephalonomia Westwood, 1833

Nomenclature: 

HOLOPEDINA Förster, 1850

CEPHALOMIA Kirchner, 1867

Cephalonomia formiciformis Westwood, 1833

Nomenclature: 

polypori (Förster, 1850, Holopedina)

brevipennis Kieffer, 1906

formiciformis var. sulcata Kieffer, 1906

Distribution: 
England, Ireland
Notes: 

Cephalonomia brevipennis is listed as a separate species (described from English specimens, now missing) by Gordh and Móczár (1990) but we follow Richards (1939) who believed this not to be a separate species from formiciformis.

# Cephalonomia gallicola (Ashmead, 1887)

Nomenclature: 

Sclerochroa gallicola Ashmead, 1887

nubilipennis (Ashmead, 1887, Holopedina)

xambeui Girad, 1898

quadridentata Duchaussoy, 1920

strandi Hoffer, 1936

Cephalonomia hammi Richards, 1939

Distribution: 

England

# Cephalonomia tarsalis (Ashmead, 1893)

Nomenclature: 

Ateleopterus tarsalis Ashmead, 1893

carinata Kieffer, 1907

meridionalis Brethes, 1913

kiefferi Fouts, 1920

# Cephalonomia waterstoni Gahan, 1931

Genus Epyris Westwood, 1832

Nomenclature: 

DOLUS Motshultsky, 1863

MUELLERELLA Saussure, 1892

HOMOGLENUS Kieffer, 1904 synonymy by Terayama (2003)

PAREPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

PSILEPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

ARTIEPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

Epyris bilineatus Thomson, 1862

Nomenclature: 

fraternus Westwood, 1874

saeva Westwood, 1874

multidentatus Keiffer, 1906

multidentatus var. angustipennis Kieffer, 1906

Distribution: 

England

Epyris niger Westwood, 1832

Distribution: 
England

[? Epyris tricolor Cameron, 1888]

Notes: 

Supposedly described from the New Forest, the type is lost and the species has not been satisfactorily interpreted since.

Genus Holepyris Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

MISEPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

PAREPYRIS Brethes, 1913

# Holepyris glabratus (Fabricius, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Tiphia glabrata Fabricius, 1798

hawaiiensis (Ashmead, 1901, Holepyris)

# Holepyris sylvanidis (Brethes, 1913)

Nomenclature: 

Parepyris sylvanidis Brethes, 1913

zeae (Turner & Waterston, 1921, Rhabdepyris)

Genus Laelius Ashmead, 1893

Notes: 

see Notton et al. (2014) for synonymy and distribution

Laelius femoralis (Förster, 1860)

Nomenclature: 

Bethylus femoralis Förster, 1860

microneurus (Kieffer, 1906, Allepyris)

nigricrus (Kieffer, 1906, Allepyris)

Distribution: 

England

# Laelius pedatus (Say, 1836)

Nomenclature: 

Bethylus pedatus Say, 1836

Distribution: 

England

Notes: 

Added by Notton et al. (2014); probably an accidental introduction.

Genus Plastanoxus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

SNAPPANIA Hedqvist, 1975

Plastanoxus chittendenii (Ashmead, 1893)

Nomenclature: 

Anoxus chittendenii Ashmead, 1893

Distribution: 
England

Plastanoxus # munroi Richards, 1939

Plastanoxus # westwoodi (Kieffer, 1914)

Nomenclature: 

Cephalonomia westwoodi Kieffer, 1914

kiefferi Gahan, 1931

Subfamily Pristocerinae Kieffer, 1914

Genus Pristocera Klug, 1808

Nomenclature: 

ACREPYRIS Kieffer, 1905

MANGESIA Kieffer, 1911

TRICHELOBRACHIUM Kieffer, 1914

Pristocera depressa (Fabricius, 1805)

Nomenclature: 

Bethylus depressus Fabricius, 1805

roubali (Menozzi, 1925, Pseudisobrachium)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Pseudisobrachium Kieffer, 1904

Nomenclature: 

MONEPYRIS Kieffer, 1905

XESTOBETHYLUS Cameron, 1909

PLUTOBETHYLUS Kieffer, 1910

LYSSEPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

XANTEPYRIS Kieffer, 1913

PARISOBRACHIUM Kieffer, 1914

AFRISOBRACHIUM Benoit, 1957

EDAPHOLIGON Oglobin, 1963

Pseudisobrachium subcyaneum (Haliday, 1838)

Nomenclature: 

Epyris subcyaneus Haliday, 1838

halidaii (Westwood, 1874, Epyris)

carpentieri Kieffer, 1906

carpentieri var. septemfasciatum Kieffer, 1906

cantianum Chitty, 1906

concolor Kieffer, 1906

Distribution: 
England

Family Chrysididae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Cleptinae Morice, 1900

Genus Cleptes Latreille, 1802

Subgenus Cleptes Latreille, 1802

Cleptes (Cleptes) semiauratus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex semiaurata Linnaeus, 1761

auratus (Panzer, 1798, Ichneumon)

pallipes Lepeletier, 1805

diana Mocsáry, 1889

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

Synonymy follows Rosa et al. (2015).

Subgenus Leiocleptes Móczár, 1962

Cleptes (Leiocleptes) nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Ichneumon nitidulus Fabricius, 1793

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Chrysidinae Latreille, 1802

Notes: 

Some distribution data from Morgan (1984).

Tribe Chrysidini Latreille, 1802

Genus Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761

Notes: 

The number of species recognised in the Chrysis ignita group has varied from author to author. Soon et al. (2014) analysed species limits and found there to be 15 described European species plus cryptic species, a result more in line with Morgan’s (Morgan 1984) recognition of multiple species than, for example, Kunz’s (Kunz 1994) much more conservative treatment.

Chrysis angustula Schenck, 1856

Nomenclature: 

brevidens Tournier, 1879

Distribution: 

England, Scotland, Wales

Chrysis corusca Valkeila, 1971

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Soon et al. (2014)

Chrysis fulgida Linnaeus, 1761

Distribution: 
England

Chrysis gracillima Förster, 1853

Nomenclature: 

saussurei Chevrier, 1862

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Morgan (1984)

Chrysis ignita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex ignita Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Chrysis illigeri Wesmael, 1839

Nomenclature: 

chrysoprasina Hellén, 1919 preocc.

helleni Linsenmaier, 1959

succincta misident.

Distribution: 
England

Chrysis impressa Schenck, 1856

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Chrysis longula Abeille de Perrin, 1879

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Chrysis mediata Linsenmaier, 1951

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Chrysis pseudobrevitarsis Linsenmaier, 1951

Distribution: 
England

Chrysis ruddii Shuckard, 1836

Nomenclature: 

auripes Wesmael, 1839

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man

Chrysis schencki Linsenmaier, 1968

Nomenclature: 

schenckiana Linsenmaier, 1959 preocc.

Distribution: 
England

Chrysis terminata Dahlbom, 1854

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Soon et al. (2014)

Chrysis vanlithi Linsenmaier, 1959

Nomenclature: 

rutiliventris misident.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761

Nomenclature: 

bidentata Linnaeus, 1767

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Chrysura Dahlbom, 1845

Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstäcker, 1869)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis hirsuta Gerstäcker, 1869

osmiae (Thomson, 1870, Chrysis)

Distribution: 
Scotland

Chrysura radians (Harris, 1776)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis radians Harris, 1776

pustulosa (Abeille de Perrin, 1878, Chrysis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Pseudospinolia Linsenmaier, 1951

Pseudospinolia neglecta (Shuckard, 1836)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis neglecta Shuckard, 1836

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Trichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876

Trichrysis cyanea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex cyanea Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Tribe Elampini Dahlbom, 1854

Genus Elampus Spinola, 1806

Nomenclature: 

NOTOZUS Förster, 1853

Elampus panzeri (Fabricius, 1804)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis panzeri Fabricius, 1804

scutellaris (Panzer, 1798, Chrysis) preocc.

constrictus misident.

Distribution: 
England

Genus Hedychridium Abeille de Perrin, 1878

Hedychridium ardens (Latreille, 1801)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis ardens Latreille, 1801

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)

Nomenclature: 

Hedychrum coriaceum Dahlbom, 1854

Distribution: 
England

Hedychridium cupreum (Dahlbom, 1845)

Nomenclature: 

Hedychrum cupreum Dahlbom, 1845

integrum (Dahlbom, 1854, Hedychrum) synonymy by Morgan (1984)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Hedychridium roseum (Rossi, 1790)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis rosea Rossi, 1790

Distribution: 
England

Genus Hedychrum Latreille, 1802

Hedychrum niemelai Linsenmaier, 1959

Nomenclature: 

nobile misident.

Distribution: 
England

Hedychrum nobile (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex nobilis Scopoli, 1763

lucidula (Fabricius, 1775, Chrysis)

regia (Fabricius, 1793, Chrysis)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Baldock and Hawkins (2013); tentative identification but subsequently confirmed (e.g. Earwaker and Sutton 2015).

Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854

Nomenclature: 

intermedium misident.

Distribution: 
England

Genus Omalus Panzer, 1801

Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis aenea Fabricius, 1787

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Omalus puncticollis (Mocsáry, 1887)

Nomenclature: 

Ellampus puncticollis Mocsáry, 1887

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales
Notes: 

Treated as a subspecies of aeneus in Fauna Europaea.

Genus Philoctetes Abeille de Perrin, 1879

Philoctetes truncatus (Dahlbom, 1831)

Nomenclature: 

Chrysis truncata Dahlbom, 1831

Distribution: 
England

Genus Pseudomalus Ashmead, 1902

Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex aurata Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Pseudomalus violaceus (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex violacea Scopoli, 1763

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Family Dryinidae Haliday, 1833

Notes: 

Some distributional data and synonymy from Olmi (1984), supplemented by Perkins (1976) and Olmi (1989).

Subfamily Anteoninae Perkins, 1912

Genus Anteon Jurine, 1807

Nomenclature: 

CHELOGYNUS Haliday, 1838

NEOCHELOGYNUS Perkins, 1905

Anteon arcuatum Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

imberbis Kieffer, 1905

bensoni Richards, 1939

jurineanum in part, Perkins, 1976

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon brachycerum (Dalman, 1823)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus brachycerus Dalman, 1823

lyde (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

nigricornis Kieffer, 1905

triareolatus Kieffer, 1905

brevicollis Kieffer, 1905

flavitarsis Kieffer, 1905

indivisus Kieffer, 1905

nigroclavatus Kieffer, 1905

curvatus Kieffer, 1906

obscuricornis Kieffer, 1906

suffolciensis (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

curvus Kieffer, 1914

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon ephippiger (Dalman, 1818)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus ephippiger Dalman, 1818

collaris (Dalman, 1818, Gonatopus)

facialis (Thomson, 1860, Dryinus)

albidicollis Kieffer, 1905

rubrifrons Kieffer, 1905

rufovariegatus (Berland, 1928, Chelogynus)

albidocolle Richards, 1939

pyonganensis Moczar, 1983

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon exiguum (Haupt, 1941)

Nomenclature: 

Chelogynus exiguus Haupt, 1941

subarcticus Hellén, 1935 nom. nud.

flaviscapus Jansson, 1950

subarcticus Hellén, 1953

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

added by Burn (1995)

Anteon faciale (Thomson, 1860)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus facialis Thomson, 1860

pseudohilare Burn, 1990

Distribution: 
England

Anteon flavicorne (Dalman, 1818)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus flavicornis Dalman, 1818

sericeus Kieffer, 1905

subflavicornis Haupt, 1941

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon fulviventre (Haliday, 1828)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus fulviventris Haliday, 1828

fuscipes (Thomson, 1860, Dryinus)

similis Kieffer, 1905

gracilicollis Kieffer, 1905

flavinervis Kieffer, 1905

parvulus Kieffer, 1905

xanthostigma Kieffer, 1905

flaviscapus Kieffer, 1905

parvus Kieffer, 1906

alutaceus (Richards, 1935, Chelogynus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Anteon gaullei Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

cameroni Kieffer, 1905

trivialis Kieffer, 1905

rufulocollis (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon infectum (Haliday, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus infectus Haliday, 1837

luteicornis misident. sensu Richards (1939) and Perkins (1976)

inclytus (Haliday, 1837, Dryinus)

lateralis (Thomson, 1860, Dryinus)

fusiformis Kieffer, 1905

punctatus Kieffer, 1905

ellimani (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Ireland

Anteon jurineanum Latreille, 1809

Nomenclature: 

brevicornis (Dalman, 1818, Gonatopus)

cursor (Haliday, 1828, Dryinus)

otiartes (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

sisithrus (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

nanus (Haliday, 1837, Dryinus)

crenulatus Kieffer, 1905

thomsoni Kieffer, 1905

vicinus Kieffer, 1905

marginatus Kieffer, 1905

rectus Kieffer, 1905

scoticus Kieffer, 1905

barbatus (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

brunneipes (Berland, 1928, Xenanteon)

nec jurineanum Richards, 1939

nec jurineanum Perkins, 1976

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anteon pubicorne (Dalman, 1818)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus pubicornis Dalman, 1818

tenuicornis (Dalman, 1823, Dryinus)

cephalotes (Ljungh, 1824, Gonatopus)

lucidus (Haliday, 1828, Dryinus)

penidas (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

alorus (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

fuscoclavatus Kieffer, 1905

triangularis Kieffer, 1905

divisus Kieffer, 1905

vulgaris Kieffer, 1905

breviventralis (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

delicatulus (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

serratus (Maneval, 1935, Chelogynus)

exiguus (Haupt, 1941, Chelogynus)

mongolicum Moczar, 1983

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Notes: 

Included as a synonym of brachycerum by Richards (1978).

Anteon reticulatum Kieffer, 1905

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Olmi (1989)

Anteon scapulare (Haliday, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus scapularis Haliday, 1837

longiforceps Kieffer, 1905

carinatus Kieffer, 1905

lanionis (Haupt, 1941, Chelogynus)

Distribution: 
England

Anteon tripartitum Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

tricarinatus Kieffer, 1905

kiefferi (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

angusticollis (Berland, 1928, Chelogynus)

prehensor (Maneval, 1935, Chelogynus)

berlandi (Richards, 1936, Chelogynus)

silvaticus (Ponomarenko, 1970, Chelogynus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Ireland

Genus Lonchodryinus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

PRENANTEON Kieffer, 1913

PSILANTEON Kieffer, 1913

Lonchodryinus ruficornis (Dalman, 1818)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus ruficornis Dalman, 1818

basalis (Dalman, 1818, Gonatopus)

frontalis (Dalman, 1818, Gonatopus)

fuscicornis (Dalman, 1818, Gonatopus)

longicornis (Dalman, 1823, Dryinus)

crassimanus (Haliday, 1828, Dryinus)

daos (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

ilus (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

misor (Walker, 1837, Dryinus)

lapponicus (Thomson, 1860, Dryinus)

retusus (Thomson, 1860, Dryinus)

lepidus (Förster, 1861, Chelogynus)

subapterus (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

aequalis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

melanocera (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

vitellinipes (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

procericornis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

declivis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

pallidinervis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

integer (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

curvinervis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

fractinervis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

hyalinipennis (Kieffer, 1905, Anteon)

longifilis (Kieffer, 1906, Anteon)

halidayi (Kieffer, 1906, Anteon)

morleyi (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

luffnessensis (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

beaumonti (Chitty, 1908, Antaeon)

walkeri (Kieffer, 1914, Chelogynus)

parcepunctatus (Kieffer, 1914, Prenanteon)

palustris (Oglobin, 1924, Prenanteon)

filicornis (Oglobin, 1924, Prenanteon)

euscelisi (Haupt, 1941, Prenanteon)

semenovi (Ponomarenko, 1970, Prenanteon)

foveatus (Richards, 1971, Prenanteon)

pektusanense (Moczar, 1983, Prenanteon)

clavatum (Moczar, 1983, Prenanteon)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subfamily Aphelopinae Perkins, 1912

Genus Aphelopus Dalman, 1823

Nomenclature: 

ANTAPHELOPUS Benoit, 1951

GYMNAPHELOPUS Benoit, 1951

Notes: 

Data on five species reared in Wales from Jervis (1977).

Aphelopus atratus (Dalman, 1823)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus atratus Dalman, 1823

holomelas Richards, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Aphelopus camus Richards, 1939

Nomenclature: 

heidelbergensis Richards, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman, 1818)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus melaleucus Dalman, 1818

albipes (Ratzeburg, 1848, Ceraphron)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Aphelopus nigriceps Kieffer, 1905

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Aphelopus querceus Olmi, 1984

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Burn (1995)

Aphelopus serratus Richards, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Subfamily Bocchinae Richards, 1939

Genus Mystrophorus Förster, 1856

Mystrophorus formicaeformis Ruthe, 1859

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Dryininae Kieffer, 1906

Genus Dryinus Latreille, 1804

Nomenclature: 

CAMPYLONYX Westwood, 1835

PARADRYINUS Perkins, 1905

CHLORODRYINUS Perkins, 1905

PLASTODRYINUS Kieffer, 1906

MESODRYINUS Kieffer, 1906

HESPERODRYINUS Perkins, 1907

Dryinus collaris (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex collaris Linnaeus, 1767

formicarius Latreille, 1805

ampuliciformis (Westwood, 1835, Campylonyx)

corsicae (Kieffer, 1914, Lestodryinus)

Distribution: 
England

Dryinus niger Kieffer, 1904

Nomenclature: 

brittanicus (Richards, 1939, Mesodryinus)

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Gonatopodinae Kieffer, 1906

Genus Gonatopus Ljungh, 1810

Nomenclature: 

DICONDYLUS Haliday, 1829-30

LABEO Haliday, 1833

PSEUDOGONATOPUS Perkins, 1905

NEOGONATOPUS Perkins, 1905

PACHYGONATOPUS Perkins, 1905

CHALCOGONATOPUS Perkins, 1905

EUGONATOPUS Perkins, 1905

PLATYGONATOPUS Kieffer, 1906

AGONATOPUS Perkins, 1907

AGONATOPOIDES Perkins, 1907

EUCAMPTONYX Perkins, 1907

CYRTOGONATOPUS Kieffer, 1907

DIGONATOPUS Kieffer, 1913

LABERIUS Kieffer, 1914

TRICHOGONATOPUS Hellén, 1930

METAGONATOPUS Oglobin, 1932

ALLOGONATOPUS Haupt, 1938

DONISTHORPINA Richards, 1939

PLECTROGONATOPUS Richards, 1939

TETRODONTOCHELYS Richards, 1939

EPIGONATOPOIDES Richards, 1939

RHYNCHOGONATOPUS Benoit, 1953

MADECAGONATOPUS Benoit, 1953

CYRTOGONATOPOIDES Ponomarenko, 1966

MEGAGONATOPUS Olmi & Currado, 1976

TETRADONTOCHELYS Perkins, 1976

Gonatopus albosignatus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

separatus (Richards, 1939, Pseudogonatopus) synonymy by Burn and Olmi (2011)

Distribution: 

England, Wales

Gonatopus bicolor (Haliday, 1828)

Nomenclature: 

Dryinus bicolor Haliday, 1828

vitripennis (Haliday, 1833, Labeo)

excisus (Westwood, 1833, Antaeon)

conjunctus Kieffer, 1905

bifarius Kieffer, 1906

decretorius Haupt, 1916

lindbergi (Heikinheimo, 1957, Dicondylus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827)

Nomenclature: 

Gelis clavipes Thunberg, 1827

sepsoides Westwood, 1833

pilosus Thomson, 1860

nigerrimus (Förster, 1861, Labeo)

pusillus Szépligeti, 1901, Labeo)

hispanicus Kieffer, 1905

sociabilis Kieffer, 1907

borealis Sahlberg, 1910

wagneri Strand, 1919

barbatellus Richards, 1939

campestris Ponomarenko, 1965

rhaensis Ponomarenko, 1970

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Gonatopus distinctus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

septemdentatus Sahlberg, 1910

robustus (Ceballos, 1927, Dicondylus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

flavicornis Thomson, 1860 preocc.

luteicornis Kieffer, 1905

excavatus Sahlberg, 1910

liechtensteini Picard, 1932

procerus (Haupt, 1938, Allogonatopus)

thomsoni Hellén, 1953

rossicus Ponomarenko, 1965

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Gonatopus formicicolus (Richards, 1939)

Nomenclature: 

Donisthorpina formicicola Richards, 1939

Distribution: 

England, Wales

Gonatopus helleni Raatikainen, 1961

Nomenclature: 

dichromus Kieffer, 1906

rufescens Hellén, 1935

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Burn (1997)

Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810

Nomenclature: 

bifasciatus Kieffer, 1904

gracilicornis Kieffer, 1904

filicornis Kieffer, 1905

gracilis Kieffer, 1905

marshalli Kieffer, 1905

myrmecophilus Kieffer, 1905

gracilipes Kieffer, 1906

raptoripes Strand, 1919

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Gonatopus pedestris Dalman, 1818

Nomenclature: 

ljunghii Westwood, 1833

leucostomus Sahlberg, 1910

arnoldii (Ponomarenko, 1966, Pachygonatopus)

Distribution: 
England

Gonatopus striatus Kieffer, 1905

Nomenclature: 

richardsi (Moczar, 1965, Plectrogonatopus)

tauricus (Ponomarenko, 1965, Agonatopoides)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Haplogonatopus Perkins, 1905

Nomenclature: 

MONOGONATOPUS Richards, 1939

Haplogonatopus oratorius (Westwood, 1833)

Nomenclature: 

Gonatopus oratorius Westwood, 1833

Distribution: 

England

Family Embolemidae Förster, 1856

Genus Embolemus Westwood, 1833

Nomenclature: 

MYRMECOMORPHUS Westwood, 1833

POLYPLANUS Nees, 1834

EMBOLIMUS Agassiz, 1846

FORMILA De Romand, 1846

PEDINOMMA Förster, 1856

AMPULICOMORPHA Ashmead, 1893

AMPULICIMORPHA Brues, 1933

Embolemus ruddii (Westwood, 1833)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmecomorphus ruddii Westwood, 1833

rufescens (Westwood, 1833, Myrmecomorphus)

sickershusanus (Nees, 1834, Polyplanus)

antennalis (Kieffer, 1906, Pedinomma) synonymy by Hilpert (1989)

holochlora (Kieffer, 1906, Pedinomma)

hypochlora (Kieffer, 1906, Pedinomma)

rufus Kieffer, 1906

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Vespoidea

Superfamily VESPOIDEA

Notes: 

Some distribution data for Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Tiphiidae and Vespidae from Archer (2014). Figs 4, 5, 6: habitus of selected British Vespoidea.

Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809

Notes: 

Nomenclature, synonymy and higher classification based on Bolton (1995), Bolton (2003) and AntWeb, with additional references given.

Subfamily Dolichoderinae Forel, 1878

Notes: 

[LINEPITHEMA Mayr, 1866 # humile (Mayr, 1868, Hypoclinea)] Although this highly invasive species has the potential to establish itself in hothouses, given the correct climate, we are unaware of any established colonies being found in Britain. Any introductions have been of isolated workers.

Genus Tapinoma Förster, 1850

Nomenclature: 

MICROMYRMA Dufour, 1857

SEMONIUS Forel, 1910

TAPINOPTERA Santschi, 1925

ZATAPINOMA Wheeler, 1928

NEOCLYSTOPSENELLA Kurian, 1955

Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Formica erratica Latreille, 1798

caerulescens (Losana, 1834, Formica)

glabrella (Nylander, 1849, Formica)

collina Förster, 1850

bononiensis Emery, 1925

breve Emery, 1925

tauridis Emery, 1925

transcaucasica Karavaiev, 1927

Distribution: 
England

Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012

Nomenclature: 

ambiguum misident.

madeirense misident.

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Seifert (2012) clarified the identity of the north European Tapinoma.

# Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Formica melanocephala Fabricius, 1793

nana (Jerdon, 1851, Formica) preocc.

pellucida (Smith, 1857, Myrmica)

familiaris (Smith, 1860, Formica) preocc.

australe Santschi, 1928

australis Santschi, 1928

Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1802

Genus Formica Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature: 

FORMICINA Schuckard, 1840

NEOFORMICA Wheeler, 1913

RAPTIFORMICA Forel, 1913

SERVIFORMICA Forel, 1913

COPTOFORMICA Müller, 1923

ADFORMICA Lomnicki, 1925

Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955

Nomenclature: 

schmidti Ruzsky, 1920 preocc.

Distribution: 
Scotland, Ireland

Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798

Nomenclature: 

fuscorufibarbis Forel, 1874

glauca Ruzsky, 1896

rubescens Forel, 1904

caucasica Wheeler, 1913

volgensis Ruzsky, 1914

katuniensis Ruzsky, 1915

montivaga Santschi, 1928

montaniformis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929

fuscoides Dlussky, 1967

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

exsectopressilabris Forel, 1874

rubens Forel, 1874

etrusca Emery, 1909

dalcqi Bondroit, 1918

sudetica Scholz, 1924

wheeleri Creighton, 1935

kontuniemii Betrem, 1954

nemoralis Dlussky, 1964

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature: 

libera Scopoli, 1763

flavipes Geoffroy, 1785

barbata Razoumowski, 1789

tristis Christ, 1791

glebaria Nylander, 1846

marcida Wheeler, 1913

pallipes Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926

rufipes Stitz, 1930

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917

Nomenclature: 

borealis Vashkevich, 1924

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838

Nomenclature: 

congerens Nylander, 1846

santschii Wheeler, 1913

nylanderi Bondroit, 1920

unicolor Ruzsky, 1926

montana Sadil, 1953

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Formica picea Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

candida misident.

glabra White, 1884 preocc.

transkaucasica Nasonov, 1889

orientalis Ruzsky, 1915

piceoinplana Emery, 1925

inplana Emery, 1925

lochmatteri Stärcke, 1935

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

Not a homonym under article 23.9.5 of the Code (Seifert 2004).

Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783

Nomenclature: 

nigricans Bondroit, 1912

cordieri Bondroit, 1917

grouvellei Bondroit, 1918

ciliata Ruzsky, 1926

thyssei Stärcke, 1942

pratensoides Gösswald, 1951

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Probably extinct in Britain (Edwards and Broad 2005).

Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761

Nomenclature: 

ferruginea Christ, 1791

dorsata Panzer, 1798

major Nylander, 1849

piniphila Schenck, 1852

apicalis Smith, 1858

rufopratensis Forel, 1874

meridionalis Nasonov, 1889

gaullei Bondroit, 1917

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793

Nomenclature: 

nicaeensis Leach, 1825

stenoptera Förster, 1850

cinereorufibarbis Forel, 1874

defensor Smith, 1878

fraterna Smith, 1878

piligera Lomnicki, 1925

Distribution: 
England

Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798

Nomenclature: 

dominula Nylander, 1846

fusciceps Emery, 1895

mollesonae Ruzsky, 1903

clarior Ruzsky, 1905

flavorubra Forel, 1909

borea Santschi, 1925

strennua Santschi, 1925

griseopubescens Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926

monticola Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926

rotundata Kuznetzsov-Ugamsky, 1926

arenicola Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928

leninei Santschi, 1928

tristis Karavaiev, 1929

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804

Nomenclature: 

CHTHONOLASIUS Ruzsky, 1912

DENDROLASIUS Ruzsky, 1912

CAUTOLASIUS Wilson, 1955

AUSTROLASIUS Faber, 1967

Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)

Nomenclature: 

Formica aliena Foerster, 1850

americanus Emery, 1893

pannonica Röszler, 1942

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Formica brunnea Latreille, 1798

pallida (Latreille, 1798, Formica)

timida (Förster, 1850, Formica)

alienobrunneus Forel, 1874

nigrobrunneus (Donisthorpe, 1926, Acanthomyops)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Formica emarginata Olivier, 1792

brunneoemarginatus Forel, 1874

brunneoides Forel, 1874

nigroemarginatus Forel, 1874

illyricus Zimmermann, 1935

pontica Stärcke, 1944

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Pontin (2008); further records are given by Smith and Williams (2008)

Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Formica flava Fabricius, 1781

ruficornis (Fabricius, 1804, Formica)

brevicornis Emery, 1893

fuscoides Ruzsky, 1902

odoratus Ruzsky, 1905

claripennis Wheeler, 1917

microps Wheeler, 1917

morbosa (Bondroit, 1918, Formicina)

ibericus Santschi, 1925

apennina Menozzi, 1925

olivacea Karavaiev, 1926

helvus Cook, 1953

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Formica fuliginosa Latreille, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasius meridionalis (Bondroit, 1920)

Nomenclature: 

Formicina meridionalis Bondroit, 1920

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)

Nomenclature: 

Formica mixta Nylander, 1846

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

# Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrasfalvy, 1990

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Fox (2009)

Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Formica nigra Linnaeus, 1758

nigerrima (Christ, 1791, Formica)

pallescens (Schenck, 1852, Formica)

alienoniger Forel, 1874

emeryi Ruzsky, 1905

nitidus (Kuznetzsov-Ugamsky, 1927, Acanthomyops)

minimus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928, Acanthomyops)

transylvanica Röszler, 1943

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Notes: 

added by Seifert (1992)

Lasius psammophilus Seifert, 1992

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

added by Seifert (1992)

Lasius sabularum (Bondroit, 1918)

Nomenclature: 

Formicina sabularum Bondroit, 1918

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Isle of Man

Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)

Nomenclature: 

Formica umbrata Nylander, 1846

aphidicola (Walsh, 1863, Formica)

exacutus Ruzsky, 1902

affinoumbratus Donisthorpe, 1914

belgarum (Bondroit, 1918, Formicina)

silvestrii Wheeler, 1928

hirtiscapus Stärcke, 1937

osakana Santschi, 1941

nyaradi (Röszler, 1943, Chthonolasius)

epinotalis Buren, 1944

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Genus Paratrechina Motschulsky, 1863

# Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Formica longicornis Latreille, 1802

vagans (Jerdon, 1851, Formica)

gracilescens (Nylander, 1856, Formica)

currens Motschoulsky, 1863

Genus Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861

Nomenclature: 

APOROMYRMEX Faber, 1969

PARAPLAGIOLEPIS Faber, 1969

# Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895

Nomenclature: 

barbara Santschi, 1911

crosi Santschi, 1920

madeirensis Emery, 1921

Notes: 

Two nests persisted on the Isle of Wight from 2007-2008 (BB, pers. obs., specimens in NHM, BB coll. and B. Seifert coll.) but appear to have died out since. A native of the Azores and Madeira.

Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835

Notes: 

The tribal classification follows Ward et al. (2015).

Tribe Attini Smith, 1858

Genus Pheidole Westwood, 1841

# Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Formica megacephala Fabricius, 1793

edax (Forskål, 1775, Formica)

trinodis (Losana, 1834, Myrmica)

pusilla (Heer, 1852, Oecophthora)

laevigata (Smith, 1855, Myrmica)

agilis (Smith, 1857, Myrmica)

testacea (Smith, 1858, Atta)

janus Smith, 1858

suspiciosa (Smith, 1859, Myrmica)

laevigata Mayr, 1862

perniciosa (Gerstäcker, 1862, Oecophthora)

picata Forel, 1891

scabrior Forel, 1891

gietleni Forel, 1905

bernhardae Emery, 1915

Notes: 

A tramp species, in the past regarded as a proper introduction in Britain but no established colonies have been reported in the period 1970–present. On a world-wide scale its importance as a tramp species seems to be diminishing. The origin of megacephala is certainly Afrotropical as it is a member of a large and successful species group that is otherwise confined to that region.

Tribe Crematogastrini Forel, 1893

Genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869

Notes: 

Cardiocondyla britteni Crawley, 1920 was described from a worker casually introduced in Britain; included here only because the type-locality is Britain.

Genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831

Notes: 

Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792, Formica) is an occasional accidental import with cork from southern Europe. It has never established in Britain and, with the decrease in the cork trade, imports of this species will probably become even rarer.

Genus Formicoxenus Mayr, 1855

Nomenclature: 

SYMMYRMICA Wheeler, 1904

Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica nitidula Nylander, 1846

laeviuscula (Förster, 1850, Myrmica)

picea (Wasmann, 1906, Leptothorax)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Genus Leptothorax Mayr, 1855

Nomenclature: 

DORONOMYRMEX Kutter, 1945

MYCHOTHORAX Ruzsky, 1904

Notes: 

Many species previously placed in Leptothorax have been transferred to Temnothorax by Bolton (2003).

Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Formica acervorum Fabricius, 1793

lacteipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838, Myrmica)

nigrescens Ruzsky, 1905

superus Ruzsky, 1905

kamtschaticum Ruzsky, 1920

orientalis (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928, Mychothorax)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829

Nomenclature: 

ARCHAEOMYRMEX Mann, 1921

Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Formica graminicola Latreille, 1802

latreillei Curtis, 1829

striatula (Nylander, 1849, Myrmica)

bidens (Förster, 1850, Myrmica)

kutteri Forel, 1914

grouvellei Bondroit, 1918

gotlandica Karavaiev, 1930

oelandica Karavaiev, 1930

dentata Santschi, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Strongylognathus Mayr, 1853

Nomenclature: 

MYRMUS Schenck, 1853

Strongylognathus testaceus (Schenck, 1852)

Nomenclature: 

Eciton testaceum Schenck, 1852

emarginatus (Schenck, 1852, Myrmus)

diveri Donisthorpe, 1936

Distribution: 
England

Genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861

Nomenclature: 

MACROMISCHA Roger, 1863

DICHOTHORAX Emery, 1895

MYRMOXENUS Ruzsky, 1902

PROTOMOGNATHUS Wheeler, 1905

ANTILLAEMYRMEX Mann, 1920

CROESOMYRMEX Mann, 1920

CHALEPOXENUS Menozzi, 1923

MYRMAMMOPHILUS Menozzi, 1925

MYRAFANT Smith, 1950

ICOTHORAX Hamann & Klemm, 1967

Temnothorax albipennis (Curtis, 1854)

Nomenclature: 

Stenamma albipennis Curtis, 1854

tuberum misident.; Orledge (1998)

tuberointerruptus (Bondroit, 1918, Leptothorax)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica interrupta Schenck, 1852

simpliciuscula (Nylander, 1856, Myrmica)

tuberoaffinis (Bondroit, 1918, Leptothorax)

Distribution: 
England

Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica nylanderi Foerster, 1850

cingulata (Schenck, 1852, Myrmica)

nylanderocorticalis (Forel, 1874, Leptothorax)

nylanderotuberum (Ruzsky, 1902, Leptothorax)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

# Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Formica unifasciata Latreille, 1798

anoplogynus (Emery, 1869, Leptothorax)

unifasciatointerruptus (Forel, 1874, Leptothorax)

kirillovi (Ruzsky, 1905, Leptothorax)

brauneri (Karavaiev, 1937, Leptothorax)

salina (Karavaiev, 1937, Leptothorax)

ucrainicus (Arnol’di, 1977, Leptothorax)

Distribution: 

England

Notes: 

Recorded from England as an accidental introduction by Fox (2011).

Genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855

Nomenclature: 

TETROGMUS Roger, 1857

ANERGATES Forel, 1874

XIPHOMYRMEX Forel, 1887

TRIGLYPHOTHRIX Forel, 1890

RHOPTROMYRMEX Mayr, 1901

ATOPULA Emery, 1912

MACROMISCHOIDES Wheeler, 1920

LOBOMYRMEX Kratochvil, 1941

TELEUTOMYRMEX Kutter, 1950

Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica atratula Schenck, 1852

friedlandi (Creighton, 1934, Anergates)

Distribution: 
England

# Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica bicarinata Nylander, 1846

guineense misident.

cariniceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1852, Myrmica)

kollari (Mayr, 1853, Myrmica)

modesta (Smith, 1860, Myrmica)

reticulata (Smith, 1862, Myrmica)

Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Formica caespitum Linnaeus, 1758

fusca (Leach, 1825, Formica)

fuscula (Nylander, 1846, Myrmica)

modesta (Foerster, 1850, Myrmica)

himalayanum Viehmeyer, 1914

hammi Donisthorpe, 1915

immigrans Santschi, 1927

indocile Santschi, 1927

transbaicalense Ruzsky, 1936

transversinodis (Enzmann, 1946, Myrmica)

fusciclavum Consani & Zngheri, 1952

jiangxiense Wang & Xiao, 1988

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

Tetramorium caespitum s.l. is now recognised as comprising several species but the species present in Britain is apparently the true caespitum, at least on the basis of specimens from southern England (Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006).

# Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, 1851)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica simillima Smith, 1851

parallela (Smith, 1859, Myrmica)

pygmaeum Emery, 1877

denticulatum Forel, 1902

bantouana Santschi, 1910

opacior Forel, 1913

exoleta Santschi, 1914

brevispinosa (Borgmeier, 1928, Wasmannia)

insulare Santschi, 1928

Tribe Myrmicini Lepeletier, 1835

Genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804

Nomenclature: 

SIFOLINIA Emery, 1907

SOMMIMYRMA Menozzi, 1925

SYMBIOMYRMA Arnol’di, 1930

PARAMYRMICA Cole, 1957

DODECAMYRMICA Arnol’di, 1968

Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Myrmica karavajevi (Arnol’di, 1930)

Nomenclature: 

Symbiomyrma karavajevi Arnol’di, 1930

laurae misident.

pechei (Samsinak, 1957, Sifolinia)

faniensis van Boven, 1970

winterae (Kutter, 1973, Sifolinia)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

denticornis Curtis, 1854

arduennae Bondroit, 1911

angustifrons Stärcke, 1927

brunescens Karavaiev, 1929

burtshakabramovitshi Karavaiev, 1929

starki Karavaiev, 1929

foreli Santschi, 1931

alpestris Arnol’di, 1934

kievensis Karavaiev, 1934

lissahorensis Stitz, 1939

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926

Distribution: 
Scotland
Notes: 

added by Seifert (2000)

Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Formica rubra Linnaeus, 1758

laevinodis Nylander, 1846

longiscapus Curtis, 1854

champlaini Forel, 1901

europaea Finzi, 1926

bruesi Weber, 1947

microrubra Seifert, 1993

Distribution: 
England

Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

dimidiata Say, 1836

diluta Nylander, 1849

ruginodolaevinodis Forel, 1874

silvestrii Wheeler, 1928

sontica Santschi, 1937

yoshiokai Weber, 1947

macrogyna Brian & Brian, 1949

microgyna Brian & Brian, 1949

mutata Sadil, 1952

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861

Nomenclature: 

scabrinodolobicornis Forel, 1874

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

rugulosoides Forel, 1915

pilosiscapus Bondroit, 1920

ahngeri Karavaiev, 1926

scabrinodosabuleti Sadil, 1952

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903

Nomenclature: 

kutteri Finzi, 1926

subopaca Arnol'di, 1934

betuliana Ruzsky, 1946

schenckioides Boer & Noordijk, 2005

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918

Nomenclature: 

silvestrianum Emery, 1924

striata Finzi, 1926

sancta Karavaiev, 1926

nevodovskii (Karavaiev, 1926, Leptothorax)

turcica Santschi, 1931

puerilis Stärcke, 1942

dolens Stärcke, 1942

balcanica Sadil, 1952

scabrinodoides Sadil, 1952

tschuliensis Arnol’di, 1976

kozakorum Radchenko & Elmes, 2010

Distribution: 
England

Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846

Nomenclature: 

perelegans Curtis, 1854

nigripes Ruzsky, 1895

myrmecophila Wasmann, 1910

sulcinodoruginodis Donisthorpe, 1915

sulcinodoscabrinodis Forel, 1915

derzhavini Ruzsky, 1920

vicaria Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928

eximia Kupyanskaya, 1990

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920

Distribution: 

England, Wales

Notes: 

added by Elmes et al. (2003)

Tribe Solenopsidini Forel, 1893

Genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855

# Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)

Nomenclature: 

Atta floricola Jerdon, 1851

cinnabari Roger, 1863

poecilum Roger, 1863

specularis Mayr, 1866

impressum Smith, 1876

philippinensis Forel, 1910

furina Forel, 1911

floreanum Stitz, 1932

angusticlava Donisthorpe, 1947

# Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Formica pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758

antiguensis (Fabricius, 1793, Formica)

domestica (Shuckard, 1838, Myrmica)

minuta (Jerdon, 1851, Atta)

vastator (Smith, 1857, Myrmica)

contigua (Smith, 1858, Myrmica)

fragilis (Smith, 1858, Myrmica)

Genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840

Nomenclature: 

DIPLORHOPTRUM Mayr, 1855

OCTELLA Forel, 1915

SYNSOLENOPSIS Forel, 1918

DIAGYNE Santschi, 1923

EUOPHTHALMA Creighton, 1930

LABAUCHENA Santschi, 1930

OEDALEOCERUS Creighton, 1930

BISOLENOPSIS Kusnezov, 1953

PARANAMYRMA Kusnezov, 1953

GRANISOLENOPSIS Kusnezov, 1957

LILIDRIS Kusnezov, 1957

Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Formica fugax Latreille, 1798

flavidula (Nylander, 1849, Myrmica)

latroides Ruzsky, 1905

orientalis Ruzsky, 1905

kasalinensis Emery, 1909

pontica Santschi, 1934

scythica Santschi, 1934

furtiva Santschi, 1934

balachowskyi Bernard, 1950

banyulensis Bernard, 1950

duboscqui Bernard, 1950

laevithorax Bernard, 1950

monticola Bernard, 1950

nicaeensis Bernard, 1950

provincialis Bernard, 1950

pygmaea Bernard, 1950

richardi Bernard, 1950

robusta Bernard, 1950

rugosa Bernard, 1950

tertialis Ettershank, 1966

avium (Bernard, 1978, Diplorhoptrum)

delta (Bernard, 1978, Diplorhoptrum)

insulare (Bernard, 1978, Diplorhoptrum)

pilosum (Bernard, 1978, Diplorhoptrum)

Distribution: 
England

Tribe Stenammini Ashmead, 1905

Genus Stenamma Westwood, 1839

Nomenclature: 

ASEMORHOPTRUM Mayr, 1861

THERYELLA Santschi, 1921

Stenamma debile (Förster, 1850)

Nomenclature: 

Myrmica debilis Förster, 1850

minkii (Förster, 1850, Myrmica)

golosejevi Karavaiev, 1926

ucrainicum Arnol’di, 1928

polonicum Begdon, 1932

orousseti Casevitz-Weulerrse, 1990

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland
Notes: 

added by DuBois (1993)

Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Records from Ireland may relate to debile (Fox in Collins and Roy 2012).

Subfamily Ponerinae Lepeletier, 1835

Genus Hypoponera Santschi, 1938

Notes: 

Hypoponera gibbinota (Forel, 1912, Ponera) was described from a worker casually introduced to Britain.

# Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Nomenclature: 

Ponera punctatissima Roger, 1859

androgyna (Roger, 1859, Ponera)

tarda (Charsley, 1877, Ponera)

jugata (Forel, 1892, Ponera)

brevis (Santschi, 1911, Ponera)

cognata (Santschi, 1912, Ponera)

durbanensis (Forel, 1914, Ponera)

incisa (Santschi, 1914, Ponera)

sordida (Santschi, 1914, Ponera)

petri (Forel, 1916, Ponera)

exacta (Santschi, 1923, Ponera)

mina (Wheeler, 1927, Ponera)

mumfordi (Wheeler, 1931, Ponera)

argonautorum (Arnol’di, 1932, Ponera)

mesoepinotalis (Weber, 1942, Ponera)

breviceps (Bernard, 1953, Ponera)

ursoidea (Bernard, 1953, Ponera)

sulcitana (Stefani, 1970, Ponera)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

# Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893)

Nomenclature: 

Ponera ergatandria Forel, 1893

schauinslandi (Emery, 1899, Ponera) synonymy by Seifert (2013)

kalakauae (Forel, 1899, Ponera)

aemula (Santschi, 1911, Ponera)

bondroiti (Forel, 1911, Ponera)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Ponera Latreille, 1804

Nomenclature: 

PSEUDOCRYPTOPONE Wheeler, 1933

SELENOPONE Wheeler, 1933

PTEROPONERA Bernard, 1950

Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)

Nomenclature: 

Formica coarctata Latreille, 1802

contracta (Latreille, 1802, Formica)

lucida Emery, 1898

atlantis Santschi, 1921

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Ponera testacea Emery, 1895

Nomenclature: 

crassisquama Emery, 1916

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Attewell et al. (2010)

Family Mutillidae Latreille, 1802

Notes: 

Nomenclature follows Lelej (2002), who includes full synonymy. Only names that have been used in the British literature are included here.

Subfamily Mutillinae Latreille, 1802

Genus Mutilla Linnaeus, 1758

Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland

Genus Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870

Smicromyrme rufipes (Fabricius, 1787)

Nomenclature: 

Mutilla rufipes Fabricius, 1787

Distribution: 
England

Subfamily Myrmosinae Fox, 1894

Genus Myrmosa Latreille, 1796

Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801

Nomenclature: 

melanocephala (Fabricius, 1793, Mutilla) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The nominate subspecies occurs in England and Wales, atra erythrocephala Yarrow, 1954 in Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Family Pompilidae Latreille, 1805

Nomenclature: 

PSAMMOCHARIDAE Banks, 1910

Notes: 

Classification follows Wahis (1986), Wahis (2006). Some distribution data from Day (1988).

Subfamily Pepsinae Lepeletier, 1845

Tribe Pepsini Lepeletier, 1845

Genus Auplopus Spinola, 1841

Nomenclature: 

PILPOMUS Costa, 1859

PSEUDAGENIA Kohl, 1844

Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex carbonaria Scopoli, 1763

punctum (Fabricius, 1804, Ceropales)

canaliculatus (Schenck, 1857, Agenia)

submarginatus Lepeletier, 1845

albigena Lepeletier, 1845

collinus Haupt, 1962

silvalis Haupt, 1962

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Caliadurgus Pate, 1946

Nomenclature: 

CALICURGUS Lepeletier, 1845

Caliadurgus fasciatellus (Spinola, 1808)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808

calcaratus (Dahlbom, 1829, Pompilus)

maculipennis (Dahlbom, 1829, Pompilus)

albispinus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1830, Pompilus)

curtus (Zetterstedt, 1838, Pompilus)

gyllenhali (Dahlbom, 1843, Priocnemis)

labiatus (Lepeletier, 1845, Anoplius)

unimacula (Lepeletier, 1845, Anoplius)

odontellus (Lepeletier, 1845, Calicurgus)

bivirgulatus (Costa, 1881, Pompilus)

fuscopennis (Verhoeff, 1892, Priocnemis)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806

Nomenclature: 

CALICURGUS Brullé, 1833

CHLOROCHEILUS Wolf, 1965

Subgenus Adonta Bilberg, 1820

Nomenclature: 

SALIUS Fabricius, 1804

HOMONOTUS Dahlbom, 1845

Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus (Rossi, 1792)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex notata Rossi, 1792

?guttus (Spinola, 1808, Pompilus)

affinis Vander Linden, 1827, Pompilus)

iracundus (Dufour, 1841, Pompilus)

apricus (Lepeletier, 1845, Calicurgus)

melanius (Lepeletier, 1845, Calicurgus)

?binotatus (Marquet, 1879, Priocnemis) preocc.

marquetii (Dalla Torre, 1897, Salius)

orientalis Haupt, 1927

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Dipogon Fox, 1897

Subgenus Deuteragenia Sustera, 1912

Dipogon (Deuteragenia) bifasciatus (Geoffroy, 1785)

Nomenclature: 

Ichneumon bifasciatus Geoffroy, 1785

hircanus (Fabricius, 1798, Pompilus)

intermedius (Dahlbom, 1843, Agenia)

Distribution: 
England

Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius (Magretti, 1886)

Nomenclature: 

Pogonius subintermedius Magretti, 1886

nitidus (Haupt, 1927, Deuteragenia)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex variegata Linnaeus, 1758

erythropus (Kohl, 1888, Agenia)

structor (Ferton, 1897, Agenia)

faggiolii (Haupt, 1927, Deuteragenia)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Genus Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837

Subgenus Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837

Nomenclature: 

MACULIPENNIS Junco, 1946

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus agilis Shuckard, 1837

obtusiventris Schiødte, 1837

fraterculus Junco, 1946

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) confusor Wahis, 2006

Nomenclature: 

gracilis Haupt, 1927 preocc.

gussakowskiji Wolf, 2004 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Ireland

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927

Distribution: 
England

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex exaltata Fabricius, 1775

gibba (Scopoli, 1763, Sphex)

revo (Harris, 1780, Sphex)

nudipes Dahlbom, 1845

longicornis Haupt, 1927

valkeilai Wolf, 1959

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex hyalinata Fabricius, 1793

femoralis (Dahlbom, 1829, Pompilus)

discrepans (Costa, 1887, Pseudagenia)

trifurcus Radoszkowski, 1888

vitripennis Verhoeff, 1892

notatulus (Saunders, 1896, Salius)

pseudofemoralis Sustera, 1938

taigaica Wolf, 1967

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula Dahlbom, 1845

Nomenclature: 

minor (Zetterstedt, 1879, Pompilus)

mocsaryi Gussakovskij, 1930

klosei Haupt, 1937

haupti Sustera, 1938

vinetorum Blüthgen, 1944

minutalis Wahis, 1979 nom. auct.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) propinqua (Lepeletier, 1845)

Nomenclature: 

Calicurgus propinquus Lepeletier, 1845

agenoides Dubois, 1920

Distribution: 
England

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla (Schiødte, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus pusillus Schiødte, 1837

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subgenus Umbripennis Junco, 1946

Nomenclature: 

PRIOCNEMISSUS Haupt, 1949

Priocnemis (Umbripennis) coriacea Dahlbom, 1843

Nomenclature: 

capciosus Junco, 1946

Distribution: 
England

Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator (Harris, 1780)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex perturbator Harris, 1780

fusca misident.

ambustor (Panzer, 1804, Ichneumon)

serripes (Dahlbom, 1829, Pompilus)

ambulator (Lepeletier, 1845, Calicurgus)

sepicola (Smith, 1851, Pompilus)

ater Wolf, 1960

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Priocnemis (Umbripennis) susterai Haupt, 1927

Nomenclature: 

clementi Haupt, 1927

gasconia Wolf, 1975

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Pompilinae Latreille, 1805

Genus Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902

Nomenclature: 

APOROIDEUS Ashmead, 1902

GYMNOCHARES Banks, 1917

Agenioideus cinctellus (Spinola, 1808)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus cinctellus Spinola, 1808

clypeatus (Dahlbom, 1829, Pompilus)

punctipes (Dahlbom, 1832, Pompilus)

tibialis (Lepeletier, 1845, Anoplius)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Agenioideus sericeus (Vander Linden, 1827)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus sericeus Vander Linden, 1827

vicinus (Lepeletier, 1845, Pompilus)

subserricornis (Kohl, 1879, Pompilus)

declivus (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

gaullei (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

hungaricus (Moczar, 1944, Anospilus)

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Baldock (2006)

Genus Anoplius Dufour, 1834

Subgenus Anoplius Dufour, 1834

Anoplius (Anoplius) caviventris (Aurivillius, 1907)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus caviventris Aurivillius, 1907

cardui (Perkins, 1917, Pompilus)

carbonarius Haupt, 1937

atricolor Moczar, 1944

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus (Dahlbom, 1845)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus concinnus Dahlbom, 1845

vacillans (Wesmael, 1851, Pompilus)

approximatus (Smith, 1877, Pompilus)

bifidus (Morawitz, 1891, Pompilus)

distinguendus (Morawitz, 1891, Pompilus)

haereticus (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex nigerrima Scopoli, 1763

nigrus (Fabricius, 1775, Sphex)

incisus (Tischbein, 1850, Pompilus)

melanarius (Schenck, 1857, Pompilus) preocc.

excerptus (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

difficilis (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

wheeleri Banks, 1939

banksi Dreisbach, 1950

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Arachnophroctonus Howard, 1901

Nomenclature: 

POMPILINUS Ashmead, 1902

Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus (Vander Linden, 1827)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827

minor (Herrich-Schäffer, 1830, Pompilus)

sericatus (Shuckard, 1835, Pompilus)

chalybeatus (Schiødte, 1837, Pompilus)

difformis (Schiødte, 1837, Pompilus)

dispar (Dahlbom, 1843, Pompilus)

sabulicola (Thomson, 1874, Pompilus)

meticulosa (Costa, 1882, Pompilus)

aeruginosus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

aerarius (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

argentatus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

calcatus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

onus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

stellatus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

utendus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

vivus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

xysticus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

petulans Haupt, 1962

cinctellus (Haupt, 1962, Paracyphonyx)

lusitanicus Wolf & Diniz, 1970

fortunatus Wolf, 1975

simii Wolf, 1978

Distribution: 

England, Wales

Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex viatica Linnaeus, 1758

fuscus (Linnaeus, 1761, Sphex)

paganus (Dahlbom, 1843, Pompilus)

propinquus (Smith, 1879, Pompilus)

tibialis (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus) preocc.

delatorius (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

immixtus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

pleropicus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

valesicus (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

macrurus (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

holomelas (Mantero, 1905, Pompilus) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Genus Aporus Spinola, 1808

Aporus unicolor Spinola, 1808

Nomenclature: 

femoralis Vander Linden, 1827

castor (Kohl, 1838, Pompilus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900

Subgenus Ammosphex Wilcke, 1942

Nomenclature: 

ANOPOMPILINUS Dreisbach, 1949

ARIDOPOMPILUS Wolf, 1965

BOREOPOMPILUS Wolf, 1965

HOLARCTOPOMPILUS Wolf, 1965

SAXATILIPOMPILUS Wolf, 1965

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps (Wesmael, 1851)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus anceps Wesmael, 1851

?vaga (Harris, 1870, Sphex) preocc.

unguicularis (Thomson, 1870, Pompilus)

crobaci (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

expleta (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

lustrica (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

nava (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

radiosa (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

saxea (Tournier, 1890, Pompilus)

peninsulana (Wolf, 1966, Pompilus)

serica Wolf & Moczar, 1972

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina (Dahlbom, 1843)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus consobrinus Dahlbom, 1843

ater (Brullé, 1840, Pompilus) preocc.

excisa (Pérez, 1895, Pompilus) preocc.

nivariae (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

guimarensis (Saunders, 1904, Pompilus)

lanuginosa (Haupt, 1927, Psammochares)

heringi (Haupt, 1928, Psammochares)

emissa (Haupt, 1930, Psammochares)

laufferi (Junco, 1960, Pompilus)

alpina (Wolf, 1965, Pompilus)

pyrenaica (Wolf, 1965, Pompilus)

continentalis (Wolf, 1966, Pompilus)

sicula (Wolf, 1966, Pompilus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis (Dahlbom, 1843)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus trivialis Dahlbom, 1843

gibba misident.

aerumnata (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

corruptor (Haupt, 1927, Psammochares)

michalki (Blüthgen, 1961, Ammosphex)

insubrica (Wolf, 1965, Pompilus)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) wesmaeli (Thomson, 1870)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus wesmaeli Thomson, 1870

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subgenus Anoplochares Banks, 1939

Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula (Dahlbom, 1842)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus minutulus Dahlbom, 1842

cellularis (Dahlbom, 1843, Pompilus)

neglecta (Dahlbom, 1843, Pompilus)

inermis (Lepeletier, 1845, Anoplius)

anoplius (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

simplicicra (Priesner, 1960, Pompilus)

apenninusurata Wolf, 1970

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa (Schiødte, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus spissus Schiødte, 1837

apennina Wolf, 1970

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Subgenus Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900

Nomenclature: 

PYCNOPOMPILUS Ashmead, 1902

Arachnospila (Arachnospila) rufa (Haupt, 1927)

Nomenclature: 

Psammochares rufus Haupt, 1927

adulterina (Haupt, 1937, Psammochares)

melanota Wolf, 1975

Distribution: 
England

Genus Episyron Schiødte, 1837

Nomenclature: 

SPILOPOMPILUS Ashmead, 1902

Episyron gallicum (Tournier, 1889)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus gallicus Tournier, 1889

intermedius Haupt, 1930

tertius Blüthgen, 1944

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

added by Baldock (2006)

Episyron rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758

laevigata (Rossius, 1794, Sphex)

gracilis (Lepeletier, 1845, Pompilus) preocc.

septemmaculatus (Wesmael, 1851, Pompilus)

argyrolepis (Costa, 1887, Pompilus)

compressus (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus) preocc.

aequatus (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

pygidialis (Tournier, 1889, Pompilus)

deuterus (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

ephialtes (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

sardous Wolf, 1961

Distribution: 
England, Wales, Ireland

Genus Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845

Nomenclature: 

SOPHROPOMPILUS Ashmead, 1902

ASTHENOCTENUS Arnold, 1937

ASTHENOCTENIDIA Pate, 1946

LEUCHIMON Haupt, 1930

TRICHOSYRON Haupt, 1930

PSAMMOCHAROIDES Moczar, 1946

STREPTOSELLA Dreisbach, 1950

CARINEVAGETES Wolf, 1970

CONTEMPTEVAGETES Wolf, 1970

Evagetes crassicornis (Shuckard, 1835)

Nomenclature: 

Pompilus crassicornis Shuckard, 1835

dahlbomi (Thomson, 1870, Pompilus)

subarcticus Wolf, 1964

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Evagetes dubius (Vander Linden, 1827)

Nomenclature: 

Aporus dubius Vander Linden, 1827

bicolor Lepeletier, 1845

servillei Costa, 1882

rattus (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

obscurodubius Wolf, 1970

theodori Wolf, 1970

Distribution: 
England

Evagetes pectinipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex pectinipes Linnaeus, 1758

quadrispinosus (Kohl, 1886, Pompilus)

aculeatus (Thomson, 1870, Pompilus)

minotaurus Wolf, 1970

Distribution: 
England

Genus Homonotus Dahlbom, 1843

Nomenclature: 

ISONOTUS Dahlbom, 1842

WESMAELINIUS Costa, 1886

Homonotus sanguinolentus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex sanguinolenta Fabricius, 1793

dispar (Latreille, 1809, Pompilus)

bidens (Lepeletier, 1845, Anoplius)

affinis (Eversmann, 1849, Pompilus) preocc.

nigrus (Marquet, 1879, Ferrola)

nasutus Morawitz, 1888

doctor (Dalla Torre, 1897, Pompilus)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Pompilus Fabricius, 1798

Nomenclature: 

CHIONOPOMPILUS Priesner, 1955

Pompilus cinereus (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Sphex cinerea Fabricius, 1775

plumbeus (Fabricius, 1787, Sphex)

pulcher Fabricius, 1798

pruinosus Smith, 1879 preocc.

chevrieri Tournier, 1889

leprosus Dalla Torre, 1897

lusitanicus Wolf & Diniz, 1970

gotlandicus Wolf, 1972

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subfamily Ceropalinae Radoszkowski, 1888

Genus Ceropales Latreille, 1796

Nomenclature: 

CERATOPALES Schulz, 1906

HYPSICERAEUS Morice & Durrant, 1915

Ceropales maculata (Fabricius, 1775)

Nomenclature: 

Evania maculata Fabricius, 1775

rustica (Müller, 1776, Sphex)

multicolor (Fourcroy, 1785, Ichneumon)

frontalis (Panzer, 1799, Pompilus)

perligerus (Costa, 1882, Priocnemis)

balearica Costa, 1893

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ceropales variegata (Fabricius, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Evania variegata Fabricius, 1798

destefanii Costa, 1887

Distribution: 
England

Family Sapygidae Latreille, 1810

Genus Monosapyga Pic, 1920

Monosapyga clavicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Apis clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Sapyga Latreille, 1796

Sapyga quinquepunctata (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Scolia quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Family Tiphiidae Leach, 1915

Subfamily Methochinae

Genus Methocha Latreille, 1804

Nomenclature: 

METHOCA misspelling

Notes: 

Taxonomy follows Agnoli (2005).

Methocha articulata Latreille, 1792

Nomenclature: 

?formicaria (Latreille, 1792, Mutilla) nom. dub.

ichneumonides Latreille, 1805

mutillaria Latreille, 1806

sanvitali (Latreille, 1809, Tengyra)

italica (Costa, 1858, Spinolia)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Tiphiinae

Genus Tiphia Fabricius, 1775

Tiphia femorata Fabricus, 1775

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Tiphia minuta Vander Linden, 1827

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Family Vespidae Laicharting, 1781

Subfamily Eumeninae

Notes: 

Taxonomy mostly follows van der Vecht and Fischer (1972) and Fauna Europaea (Mitroiu et al. 2004).

Genus Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836

Ancistrocerus antilope (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa antilope Panzer, 1798

pictus (Curtis, 1826, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales

Ancistrocerus claripennis Thomson, 1874

Nomenclature: 

?quadratus (Panzer, 1799, Vespa) nom. dub.

Distribution: 
England
Notes: 

Although this species has been referred to as Ancistrocerus quadratus in British faunistic works (e.g. Richards 1980, Archer 2003, Archer 2014), the type of Vespa quadrata Panzer is lost and its identification as this species, whilst probable, is not certain (Blüthgen 1959, van der Vecht and Fischer 1972), therefore claripennis is the name most usually used for this species (e.g. in Fauna Europaea: Mitroiu et al. 2004, accessed 2016).

Ancistrocerus gazella (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa gazella Panzer, 1798

emarginata (Fabricius, 1793, Vespa) preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus nigricornis Curtis, 1826

callosus (Thomson, 1870, Odynerus)

excisus (Thomson, 1870, Odynerus)

sexpunctata (Christ, 1791, Vespa)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ancistrocerus oviventris (Wesmael, 1836)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836

constans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839, Odynerus)

viduus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man
Notes: 

The subspecies hibernicus Blüthgen, 1937 occurs in Ireland and the Outer Hebrides.

Ancistrocerus parietinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa parietina Linnaeus, 1758

domesticus (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ancistrocerus parietum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa parietum Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ancistrocerus scoticus (Curtis, 1826)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus scoticus Curtis, 1826

trimarginatus misident.

albotricinctus (Zetterstedt, 1838, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Ancistrocerus trifasciatus (Müller, 1776)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa trifasciata Müller, 1776

trimarginatus (Zetterstedt, 1838, Odynerus)

tricinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Genus Eumenes Latreille, 1802

Eumenes coarctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa coarctata Linnaeus, 1758

?papillarius (Christ, 1791, Sphex)

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904

Subgenus Pareuodynerus Blüthgen, 1938

Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1793

tomentosus (Thomson, 1870, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Gymnomerus Blüthgen, 1938

Gymnomerus laevipes (Shuckard, 1837)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Genus Microdynerus Thomson, 1874

Microdynerus exilis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus exilis Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

bivittatus (Lepeletier, 1841, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Odynerus Latreille, 1802

Subgenus Odynerus Latreille, 1802

Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus (Gmelin, 1790)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa melanocephala Gmelin, 1790

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa spinipes Linnaeus, 1758

quinquefasciata (Fabricius, 1793, Vespa) preocc.

muticus (Zetterstedt, 1838, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Subgenus Spinicoxa Blüthgen, 1938

Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis (Gmelin, 1790)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa reniformis Gmelin, 1790

Distribution: 
England

Odynerus (Spinicoxa) simillimus Morawitz, 1867

Distribution: 
England

Genus Pseudepipona Saussure, 1856

Pseudepipona herrichii (Saussure, 1855)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus herrichii Saussure, 1855

variegata misident.

basalis (Smith, 1857, Odynerus)

Distribution: 
England

Genus Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836

Symmorphus bifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa bifasciata Linnaeus, 1761

sinuatus (Fabricius, 1793, Vespa) preocc.

mutinensis (Baldeni, 1894, Odynerus)

sinuatissimus Richards, 1935

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Symmorphus connexus (Curtis, 1826)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus connexus Curtis, 1826

bifasciatus misident.

Distribution: 
England

Symmorphus crassicornis (Panzer, 1798)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa crassicornis Panzer, 1798

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Symmorphus gracilis (Brullé, 1832)

Nomenclature: 

Odynerus gracilis Brullé, 1832

Distribution: 
England, Wales

Subfamily Polistinae

Notes: 

Taxonomy follows Carpenter (1996).

Genus Polistes Latreille, 1802

Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa dominula Christ, 1791

gallicus misident.

italica Herrich-Schäffer, 1840 nom. nud.

pectoralis Herrich-Schäffer, 1841

lefebvrei Guérin, 1844

bucharensis Erichson, 1849

maculatus Rudow, 1889

merceti Dusmet, 1903

rufescens Buysson, 1912

ornata Weyrauch, 1938

pacfica Weyrauch, 1939 preocc.

pseudopacificus Giordani Soika, 1970

muchei Gusenleitner, 1976

Distribution: 
England

# Polistes gallicus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa gallica Linnaeus, 1767

pictior Radoszkowski, 1872

foederata Kohl, 1898

omissa (Weyrauch, 1938, Polistula)

Distribution: 
Ireland
Notes: 

Added by McClenaghan (1979) (as Polistes omissa), who collected a single male in Co. Down; it is unknown whether a nest had been established but this southern European species is an unlikely colonist.

Subfamily Vespinae

Notes: 

Nomenclature follows Carpenter and Kojima (1997) and Kimsey and Carpenter (2012).

Genus Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916

Nomenclature: 

PSEUDOVESPULA Bischoff, 1931

BOREOVESPULA Blüthgen, 1943

METAVESPULA Blüthgen, 1943

Dolichovespula media (Retzius, 1783)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa medius Retzius, 1783

geerii (Lepeletier, 1836, Vespa)

crassa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841, Vespa)

similis (Schenck, 1853, Vespa)

rufoscutellata (Schenck, 1853, Vespa)

flavicincta (Schenck, 1853, Vespa)

lineolata (Pérez, 1910, Vespa)

conjugens Paul, 1943

sugare Ishikawa, 1969

borealis Lee, 1986 preocc.

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man
Notes: 

added by Falk (1982)

Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa norwegica Fabricius, 1781

britannica (Leach, 1814, Vespa)

marginata (Kirby, 1837, Vespa) preocc.

borealis (Zetterstedt, 1838, Vespa) preocc.

albida (Sladen, 1918, Vespa)

arctica (Friese, 1919, Vespa) preocc.

zetterstedti Blüthgen, 1937

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa saxonica Fabricius, 1793

bavarica (von Schrank, 1802, Vespa)

tridens (Schenck, 1853, Vespa)

nipponica Yamane, 1975

kamtschatkensis Eck, 1983

nigrescens Eck, 1983

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

added by Allen and Archer (1989)

Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa sylvestris Scopoli, 1763

parietum (Harris, 1776, Vespa)

holsatica (Fabricius, 1793, Vespa)

frontalis (Latreille, 1802, Vespa)

campanaria (Fowler, 1833, Vespa)

anglica (Smith, 1843, Vespa)

pilosella (Costa, 1858, Vespa)

sumptuosa (De Buysson, 1905, Vespa)

xinjiangensis Lee, 1986

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Genus Vespa Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature: 

MACROVESPA Dalla Torre, 1904

NYCTOVESPA van der Vecht, 1959

Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature: 

vexator Harris, 1776

major Retzius, 1783

?pratensis Geoffroy, 1785

germana Christ, 1791

crabroniformis Smith, 1852

borealis Radoszkowski, 1863

anglica Gribodo, 1892 preocc.

oberthuri du Buysson, 1902

flavo-fasciata Cameron, 1903

tartarea du Buysson, 1905

altaica Pérez, 1910

caspica Pérez, 1910

vulgata Birula, 1925

meridionalis Birula, 1925

chinensis Birula, 1925 preocc.

birulai Bequaert, 1931

gribodoi Bequaert, 1931

Distribution: 
England, Wales
Notes: 

British populations are considered to belong to the subspecies gribodoi.

Genus Vespula Thomson, 1869

Nomenclature: 

PSEUDOVESPA Schmiedeknecht, 1881

PARAVESPULA Blüthgen, 1938

ALLOVESPULA Blüthgen, 1943

RUGOVESPULA Archer, 1982

Vespula austriaca (Panzer, 1799)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa austriaca Panzer, 1799

borealis (Smith, 1843, Vespa) preocc.

arborea (Smith, 1849, Vespa)

biloba (Schilling, 1850, Vespa)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa germanica Fabricius, 1793

?maculata (Scopoli, 1763, Vespa) preocc.

?macularis (Olivier, 1792, Vespa)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa rufa Linnaeus, 1758

schrenckii (Radoszkowski, 1861, Vespa)

sibiria (André, 1884, Vespa)

grahami Archer, 1981

obscura Lee, 1986

?yichunensis Lee, 1986

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature: 

Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

sexcincta (Panzer, 1799, Vespa)

Distribution: 
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man

Acknowledgements

We are especially grateful to Jeremy Early for enlivening the checklist with so many lovely photographs of aculeates. Thanks also to Phil Adams for some additional, excellent photos. Paul Williams, Mike Edwards and Michael Kuhlmann have given helpful advice on apoid classification and nomenclature. Natalie Dale-Skey very kindly created the import spreadsheets from Word documents.

Author contributions

GE compiled an earlier version of this checklist and revised the current list of bees. BB compiled the checklist of ants, Formicidae. GRB updated all sections, added distribution data and edited the paper.

References

Supplementary materials

Suppl. material 1: Checklist of the British and Irish aculeates 
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