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 An Irish record of Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy, 1785) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae), after 88 years. Irish Naturalists' Journal Volume 35, Part 1 2016
Subgenus Pyrobombus Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus (Kirby, 1802) Bombus (Pyrobombus) monticola Smith, 1849 Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761) Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758 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)
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