This article contains a list of wasps of Great Britain. The following species are of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor ant.
Family Dryinidae
Family Embolemidae
Embolemus ruddii
Family Bethylidae
Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
Chrysis ignita
Chrysis ruddii
Chrysis viridula
Family Tiphiidae
Family Mutillidae
Family Scoliidae
Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)
Sub-family Ceropalinae
Genus Ceropales
Ceropales maculata
Sub-family Pepsinae
Genus Auplopus
Auplopus carbonarius
Genus Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus notatus
Genus Dipogon
Dipogon bifasciatus
Dipogon subintermedius
Dipogon variegatus
Genus Priocnemis
Priocnemis perturbator
Sub-family Pompilinae
Genus Anoplius
Anoplius nigerrimus
Genus Aporus
Aporus unicolor
Genus Episyron
Episyron gallicum
Episyron rufipes
Genus Evagetes
Evagetes crassicornis
Genus Homonotus
Homonotus sanguinolentus
Genus Pompilus
Pompilus cinereus- Leaden spider wasp
Family Vespidae
Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps)
Genus Eumenes
Eumenes coarctatus
Genus Pterochilus
Pterochilus phaleratus
Genus Euodynerus
Euodynerus quadrifasciatus
Genus Pseudepipona
Pseudepipona herrichii – Purbeck Mason-wasp
Genus Odynerus
Subgenus Odynerus
Odynerus melanocephalus
Odynerus spinipes
Subgenus Spinicoxa
Odynerus reniformis
Odynerus simillimus
Genus Gymnomerus
Gymnomerus laevipes
Genus Microdynerus
Microdynerus exilis
Genus Ancistrocerus
Ancistrocerus antilope
Ancistrocerus gazella
Ancistrocerus nigricornis
Ancistrocerus parietinus
Ancistrocerus parietum
Ancistrocerus quadratus
Ancistrocerus scoticus
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus
Genus Symmorphus
Symmorphus bifasciatus
Symmorphus connexus
Symmorphus crassicornis
Symmorphus gracilis
Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps)
Genus Polistes
Polistes dominula
Genus Vespa (hornets) Vespa crabro – European hornet
Genus Dolichovespula
Subgenus Dolichovespula
Dolichovespula media – median wasp
Subgenus Pseudovespula
Dolichovespula norwegica – Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula saxonica – Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula sylvestris – Tree wasp
Genus Vespula (typical social wasps)
Subgenus Vespula
Vespula austriaca
Vespula rufa – red wasp
Subgenus Paravespula
Vespula germanica – German wasp
Vespula vulgaris – common wasp
Family Sphecidae
Family Crabronidae
Cerceris rybyensis – ornate tailed digger wasp
Philanthus triangulum – European beewolf
References
Else, George "Section 10 – Check List of British Hymenoptera Aculeata" in Archer, Michael (2005) Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Members' Handbook (pp. 113 – 131)