Blagdon Lake Birds

Annotated List of Bees, Wasps, Ants & Sawflies [2018 Revision] 

Here is a list of Hymentoptera recorded at the lake. Most records are from a survey by David J. Gibbs, others my own unless stated, so any inaccuracy is entirely down to me. If anyone has records they'd like to include, please contact me and I will insert and acknowledge them accordingly.

Order Hymenoptera

Suborder Symphyta (Wood Wasps & Sawflies)

Superfamily Cephoidea (Stem Sawflies)

• Calameuta filiformis (Eversmann, 1847), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Calameuta pallipes (Klug, 1803), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Cephus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1767) Wheat Stem Borer, 2019 BDMG

 Sub-total 3 spp.

Superfamily Tenthredinoidea (Sawflies)

• Allantus calceata (Klug, 1818), 2019 BDMG.
• Dolerus (Poodolerus) gonager (Fabricius, 1781) Reed Stem Borer, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Dolerus (Poodolerus) nigratus (Müller, 1766), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Dolerus (Poodolerus) picipes (Klug, 1818), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Empria pallimacula (Serville, 1823), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Empria pumila (Konow, 1896), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Eutomostethus gagathinus (Klug, 1816), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Eutomostethus luteiventris (Klug, 1816), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Monophadnoides tenuicornis (Klug, 1814), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Pachyprotasis rapae (Linnaeus, 1767), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Pachyprotasis variegata (Fallén, 1808), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Pristiphora (Pristiphora) aphantoneura (Förster, 1854), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Rhogogaster (Cytisogaster) picta (Klug, 1817), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Selandria serva (Fabricius, 1793), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Tenthredo (Temuledo) temula Scopoli, 1763, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Tenthredo (Tenthredo) schaefferi Klug, 1817, 2012 R. Williams
• Tenthredo (Tenthredo) thompsoni (Curtis, 1839), 2012 R. Williams

 Sub-total 17 spp.

Suborder Apocrita (Bees, Wasps & Ants)

Subclade Aculeata

Superfamily Apoidea

Family Andrenidae

• Andrena chrysosceles (Kirby, 1802) Hawthorn Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Andrena haemorrhoa (Fabricius, 1781) Early Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Andrena labialis (Kirby, 1802) Large Meadow Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Andrena nitida (Müller, 1776) Grey-patched Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Andrena praecox (Scopoli, 1763) Small Sallow Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs

Family Apidae

• Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 Western Honey Bee, 2009 N.R. Milbourne, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus campestris (Panzer, 1801) Field Cuckoo Bumblebee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus hortorum (Linnaeus, 1761) Small Garden Bumblebee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Bombus hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Tree Bumblebee, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Large Red-Tailed Bumblebee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) White-tailed Bumblebee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Bombus muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Moss Carder Bee, 2012 R. Williams
• Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763) Common Carder Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761) Early Bumblebee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus ruderarius (Müller, 1776) Red-tailed Carder Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 2012 N.R. Milbourne
• Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy, 1785) Vestal Cuckoo Bee, 2017 N.R. Milbourne
• Nomada fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Fabricius' Nomad Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Nomada marshamella (Kirby, 1802) Marsham's Nomad Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs

Family Colletidae

• Hylaeus communis Nylander 1852 Common Yellow Face Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs

Family Crabronidae

• Crossocerus podagricus (Vander Linden, 1829), 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Ectemnius continuus (Fabricius, 1804), 2004 D.J. Gibbs

Family Halictidae

Subfamily Halictinae

• Halictus tumulorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Bronze Furrow Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Lasioglossum albipes (Fabricius, 1781) Bloomed Furrow Bee, 2015 R. Williams
• Lasioglossum calceatum (Scopoli, 1763) Slender Mining Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Lasioglossum lativentre (Schenck, 1853) Furry-claspered Furrow Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs
• Lasioglossum pauxillum (Schenck, 1853) Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs

Family Megachilidae

• Megachile versicolor Smith, F., 1844 Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee, 2004 D.J. Gibbs

 Sub-total 26 spp.

Superfamily Vespoidea

Family Formicidae

• Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) Red Ant

Family Vespidae

Subfamily Vespinae

• Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 European Hornet, 2008 N.R. Milbourne, 2018 N.R. Milbourne
• Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) German Wasp, 2001 N.R. Milbourne
• Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Wasp

Sub-total 4 spp.

Total 50 spp.

Bibliography (sources of information)

National Biodiversity Network (NBN Atlas)