23. Trigona apicalis Smith, 1857

Fig. 24

Trigona apicalis Smith, 1857: 51, ♀.

Type material examined

Lectotype

MALAYSIA • ♀; Sar. [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2782-01.

Paralectotype

MALAYSIA • 1 ♀; Sar. [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2782-02 .

Other material examined

MALAYSIA • 1 ♀; Sark./Mouhot; OUMNH (of no type status) .

Type locality

Borneo (Sarawak).

Notes

This species was not dealt with by Baker (1993). Rasmussen (2008: 51) indicates that the holotype is in the OUMNH collection, but we found three specimens standing in the type collection. Two bear typical Wallace labels indicating collection in Sarawak, and the third has a printed label, suggesting that it is not syntypic. The specimen bearing both a white disc and a determination label of Trigona apicalis written in Smith’s hand is hereby designated as the lectotype.

Current status

Tetrigona apicalis (Smith, 1857) (Rasmussen 2008) .

Distribution

Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsula, Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia (Kalimantan) (Rasmussen 2008; Ascher et al. 2022).