21. Trigona nitidiventris Smith, 1857

Fig. 22

Trigona nitidiventris Smith, 1857: 50–51, ♀.

Type material examined

Holotype

MALAYSIA • ♀; M. Ophir 79 [Mount Ledang]; [13 Jul.–25 Sep. 1854]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2780.

Type locality

Malacca (Mount Ophir) [= Mount Ledang].

Notes

This species was not dealt with by Baker (1993). We found only a single specimen in the type collection, which was already labelled as the holotype.

Current status

Lepidotrigona nitidiventris (Smith, 1857) (Rasmussen 2008) .

Distribution

Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsula, Borneo), Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan) (Rasmussen 2008).