Cyphomenes anisitsii

Cyphomenes anisitsii is a species of insect in the genus Cyphomenes and the family Eumenidae native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Venezuela first described by Juan Brèthes in 1906.[1][2] As of 2018, one subspecies is listed in the Catalogue of Life, Cyphomenes anisitsii ornatissmus.[3]

Cyphomenes anisitsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Cyphomenes
Species:	C. anisitsii
Binomial name
Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906

Female Cyphomenes anisitsii make mud nests in lichen growing on tree trunks and camouflage their nests with additional lichen.[4]

References

1. Myers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S.; Dewey, T. A. (2017). "Cyphomenes anisitsii". The Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
2. "Cyphomenes anisitsii (Brèthes, 1906), Species Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
3. "Catalogue of Life - 26th February 2018 : Search all names". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
4. Hermes, Marcel G.; Somavilla, Alexandre; Garcete-Barrett, Bolívar R. (2013-12-01). "On the nesting biology of Pirhosigma Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae), with special reference to the use of vegetable matter". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 57 (4): 433–436. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262013005000044. ISSN 0085-5626. Bertoni (1918) reported the construction of a nest by a female of Cyphomenes anisitsii (Brèthes) (misidentified in that paper as Eumenes infernalis de Saussure) on the surface of trunks covered with lichen. Additional lichen particles were attached to the mud nest after construction, which perfectly camouflaged it.