List of Hymenoptera (Apocrita) of Ireland explained

This article contains a list of Hymenoptera Apocrita of Ireland.

Superfamily Chrysidoidea

• 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)

• 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

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)

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)

Genus Ammophila

• Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus 1758)

Genus Podalonia

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

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

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

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) hypnorumLinnaeus, 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

• Else, George "Section 10 - Check List of British Hymenoptera Aculeata" in Archer, Michael (2005) Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Members' Handbook
• 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.

External links

• Antwiki

Notes and References

1. An Irish record of Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy, 1785) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae), after 88 years. Irish Naturalists' Journal Volume 35, Part 1 2016
2. 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)