List of Hymenoptera (Apocrita) of Ireland

This article contains a list of Hymenoptera Apocrita of Ireland.

Superfamily Chrysidoidea

Family Dryinidae

Anteon arcuatum Kieffer 1905
Anteon brachycerum (Dalman 1823)
Anteon ephippiger (Dalman 1818)
Anteon flavicorne (Dalman 1818)
Anteon fulviventre (Haliday 1828)
Anteon gaullei Kieffer 1905
Anteon infectum (Haliday 1837)
Anteon jurineanum Latreille 1809
Anteon pubicorne (Dalman 1818)
Anteon tripartitum (Kieffer 1905)
Aphelopus atratus (Dalman 1823)
Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman 1818)
Aphelopus nigriceps Kieffer 1905
Aphelopus serratus Richards 1939
Gonatopus bicolor (Haliday 1828)
Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg 1827)
Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer 1905
Gonatopus striatus Kieffer 1905
Lonchodryinus ruficornis (Dalman 1818)

Family Bethylidae

Bethylus fuscicornis (Jurine 1807)
Cephalonomia waterstoni Gahan 1931

Family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)

Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chrysis mediata Linsenmaier, 1951
Chrysis ignita Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysis rutiliventris Abeille de Perrin, 1879

Superfamily Vespoidea

Family Tiphiidae (tiphiid wasps)

Tiphia minuta Linden 1827

Family Mutillidae (velvet ants)

Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801

Family Formicidae (ants)

Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955
Formica lugubris Zetterstedt 1838
Formica fusca Linnaeus 1758
Formica lemani Bondroit 1917
Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger 1859)
Lasius flavus (Fabricius 1782)
Lasius mixtus (Nylander 1846)
Lasius umbratus (Nylander 1946)
Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille 1798)
Lasius alienus (Foerster 1850)
Lasius niger (Linnaeus 1758)
Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991
Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius 1793)
Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus 1758)
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus 1758)
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander 1846
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert 1861
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander 1846
Myrmica schencki Emery 1895
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander 1846
Stenamma debile (Forster 1850)
Stenamma westwoodi Westwood 1839
Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus 1758)
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler 1905

Family Pompilidae (spider wasps)

Sub-family Ceropalinae

Genus Ceropales

Ceropales maculata (Fabricius, 1775)

Sub-family Pepsinae

Genus Dipogon

Dipogon variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Historic records

Genus Priocnemis

Priocnemis perturbator (Harris, 1780)

Sub-family Pompilinae

Genus Anoplius

Anoplius nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763)

Genus Episyron

Episyron rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Evagetes

Evagetes crassicornis (Shuckard, 1835)

Genus Pompilus

Pompilus cinereus (Fabricius, 1775)

Family Vespidae

Subfamily Eumeninae (potter and mason wasps)

Genus Odynerus

Subgenus Odynerus

Odynerus spinipes (Linnaeus, 1758) Historic records

Genus Ancistrocerus

Ancistrocerus antilope (Panzer 1798)
Ancistrocerus gazella (Panzer 1798)
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis 1826)
Ancistrocerus oviventris (Wesmael 1836)
Ancistrocerus parietinus (Linnaeus 1761)
Ancistrocerus scoticus (Curtis 1826)
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus (Muller 1776)

Genus Symmorphus

Symmorphus bifasciatus (Linnaeus 1761)

Subfamily Vespinae (social wasps)

Genus Dolichovespula

Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781)
Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)

Subgenus Pseudovespula

Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)

Genus Vespula (typical social wasps)

Subgenus Vespula

Vespula austriaca (Panzer, 1799)
Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subgenus Paravespula

Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)
Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family Sphecidae

Genus Ammophila

Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus 1758)

Genus Podalonia

Podalonia affinis (W. Kirby 1798)
Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli 1763)

Family Crabronidae

Genus Argogorytes

Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus 1761)

Genus Astata

Astata boops (Schrank 1781)

Genus Crabro

Crabro peltarius (Schreber 1784)

Genus Crossocerus

Crossocerus capitosus (Shuckard 1837)
Crossocerus cetratus (Shuckard 1837)
Crossocerus dimidiatus (Fabricius 1781)
Crossocerus elongatulus (Vander Linden 1829)
Crossocerus exiguus (Vander Linden 1829)
Crossocerus megacephalus (Rossi 1790)
Crossocerus nigritus (Lepeletier & Brullé 1835)
Crossocerus palmipes (Linnaeus 1767)
Crossocerus podagricus (Vander Linden 1829)
Crossocerus quadrimaculatus (Fabricius 1793)
Crossocerus styrius (Kohl 1892)
Crossocerus tarsatus (Shuckard 1837)
Crossocerus varus Lepeletier & Brullé 1835
Crossocerus walkeri (Shuckard 1837)
Crossocerus wesmaeli (Vander Linden 1829)

Genus Ectemnius

Ectemnius cavifrons (Thomson 1870)
Ectemnius cephalotes (Olivier 1792)
Ectemnius continuus (Fabricius 1804)
Ectemnius lapidarius (Panzer 1804)
Ectemnius ruficornis (Zetterstedt 1838)

Genus Lindenius

Lindenius albilabris (Fabricius 1793)

Genus Mellinus

Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus 1758)

Genus Mimumesa

Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit 1934)
Mimumesa unicolor (Vander Linden 1829)

Genus Nysson

Nysson spinosus (J. Forster 1771)

Genus Oxybelus

Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus 1758)

Genus Passaloecus

Passaloecus insignis (Vander Linden 1829)
Passaloecus monilicornis Dahlbom 1842

Genus Pemphredon

Pemphredon inornata Say 1824
Pemphredon lethifer (Shuckard 1837)
Pemphredon lugubris (Fabricius 1793)
Pemphredon rugifer (Dahlbom 1844)

Genus Psenulus

Psenulus pallipes (Panzer 1798)

Genus Rhopalum

Rhopalum clavipes (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhopalum coarctatum (Scopoli 1763)

Genus Spilomena

Spilomena troglodytes (Vander Linden 1829)

Genus Tachysphex

Tachysphex pompiliformis (Panzer 1805)

Genus Trypoxylon

Trypoxylon attenuatum F. Smith 1851
Trypoxylon clavicerum Lepeletier & Serville 1828

Superfamily Apoidea

Family Colletidae

Genus Colletes (plasterer bees)

Colletes daviesanus Smith, 1846
Colletes floralis Eversmann, 1852
Colletes fodiens (Geoffroy, 1785)
Colletes similis Schenk, 1853
Colletes succinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Hylaeus

Hylaeus brevicornis Nylander, 1852
Hylaeus communis Nylander, 1852
Hylaeus confusus Nylander, 1852
Hylaeus hyalinatus Smith, 1842

Family Andrenidae (mining bees)

Genus Andrena (mining bee)

Andrena angustior (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena apicata Smith, 1847
Andrena barbilabris (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena bicolor Fabricius, 1775
Andrena carantonica Perez, 1902
Andrena cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Andrena clarkella (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena coitana (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena denticulata (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena fucata Smith, 1847
Andrena fulva (Müller, 1766)
Andrena fuscipes (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena haemorrhoa (Fabricius, 1781)
Andrena hattorfiana (Fabricius, 1775)
Andrena helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Andrena humilis Imhoff, 1832
Andrena lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Andrena marginata Fabricius, 1777
Andrena minutula (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena nigroaenea (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena ovatula (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena pilipes s.s. Fabricius, 1781
Andrena praecox (Scopoli, 1763)
Andrena rosae Panzer, 1801
Andrena semilaevis Perez, 1903
Andrena stragulata Illiger, 1806
Andrena subopaca Nylander, 1848
Andrena tarsata Nylander, 1848
Andrena trimmerana (Kirby, 1802)
Andrena wilkella (Kirby, 1802)

Family Halictidae (sweat bees)

Genus Halictus

Halictus rubicundus (Christ, 1791)
Halictus tumulorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Lasioglossum

Lasioglossum albipes (Fabricius, 1781)
Lasioglossum calceatum (Scopoli, 1763)
Lasioglossum cupromicans (Pérez, 1903)
Lasioglossum fratellum (Pérez, 1903)
Lasioglossum lativentre (Schenck, 1853)
Lasioglossum leucopus (Kirby, 1802)
Lasioglossum nitidiusculum (Kirby, 1802)
Lasioglossum punctatissimum (Schenck, 1853)
Lasioglossum rufitarse (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Lasioglossum smeathmanellum (Kirby, 1802)
Lasioglossum villosulum (Kirby, 1802)

Genus Sphecodes

Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870
Sphecodes ephippius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Sphecodes ferruginatus von Hagens, 1882
Sphecodes geoffrellus (Kirby, 1802)
Sphecodes gibbus (Linnaeus 1785)
Sphecodes hyalinatus von Hagens, 1882
Sphecodes monilicornis (Kirby, 1802)
Sphecodes pellucidus Smith, F., 1845

Family Megachilidae

Genus Osmia (mason bee)

Osmia aurulenta (Panzer, 1799)
Osmia rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Megachile (leafcutter bees)

Megachile centuncularis Linnaeus 1758
Megachile circumcincta Kirby 1802
Megachile ligniseca Kirby 1802
Megachile maritima Kirby 1802
Megachile versicolor Smith 1844
Megachile willughbiella Kirby 1802

Genus Coelioxys (leaf-cutting cuckoo bees, sharp-tailed bees)

Coelioxys elongata Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802

Family Apidae

Genus Nomada

Nomada argentata Herrich-Schäffer, 1839
Nomada fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
Nomada flavoguttata (Kirby, 1802)
Nomada goodeniana (Kirby, 1802)
Nomada leucophthalma (Kirby, 1802)
Nomada marshamella (Kirby, 1802)
Nomada obtusifrons Nylander, 1848
Nomada panzeri Lepeletier, 1841
Nomada ruficornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nomada rufipes Fabricius, 1793
Nomada sheppardana (Kirby, 1802)
Nomada striata Fabricius, 1793

Genus Bombus (bumblebees)

Subgenus Bombus

Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775)
Bombus lucorum Linnaeus, 1761
Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bombus magnus Vogt, 1911

Subgenus Megabombus

Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761

Subgenus Melanobombus

Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subgenus Psithyrus

Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus (Kirby, 1802)
Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl, 1838
Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris (Panzer, 1801)
Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)
Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris (Lepeletier, 1833)
Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis Geoffroy, 1785 ^[1]

Subgenus Pyrobombus

Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus (Kirby, 1802)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) monticola Smith, 1849
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758 ^[2]

Subgenus Subterraneobombus

Bobus (Subterraneobombus) distinguendus Morawitz, 1869

Subgenus Thoracombus

Bombus (Thoracombus) muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bombus (Thoracombus) pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763)
Bombus (Thoracombus) ruderarius (Müller, 1776)
Bombus (Thoracombus) sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Genus Apis (honey bees)

Apis mellifera, western honey bee (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

^ An Irish record of Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy, 1785) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae), after 88 years. Irish Naturalists' Journal Volume 35, Part 1 2016
^ O'Donnell, M., 2018 Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a bumblebee new to Ireland Irish Naturalists' Journal Volume 36, Part 1 (published 22 June 2018, print circulation August 2018)

Else, George "Section 10 - Check List of British Hymenoptera Aculeata" in Archer, Michael (2005) Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Members' Handbook ISBN 1-870393-79-1
George R. Else, Barry Bolton, and Gavin R. Broad Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) Biodivers Data J. 2016; (4): e8050. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050
Nelson, B., Ronayne, C., Nash, R. and O’Connor, J.P. 2002. Additions and changes to the Irish aculeate Hymenoptera checklist. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 26: 453-459.

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