| English | German |
| cuckoo wasps | goldwespen (Chrysididae) |
| fire cuckoo wasp | Feuergoldwespe (Chrysis ignita) |
| mason wasp | Mauerwespe (Hoplopus spinipes) |
| orchid wasp | Orchideenwespe (Eurytoma orchidearum) |
| potter wasps | Lehmwespen (Eumeninae) |
| potter wasps | Pillenwespen (Eumenes) |
| rolling wasps | Rollwespen s.s. (Tiphia) |
| sand wasp | Sandwespe (Ammophila adriaansei) |
| thread-waisted wasps | Grabwespen (Sphecidae) |
| tiny wasps | Zwergwespen (Mymaridae) |
| tree wasp | Waldwespe (Dolichovespula sylvestris) |
| tree wasp | sächsische Wespe (Dolichovespula saxonica) |