24. Trigona canifrons Smith, 1857

Fig. 25

Trigona canifrons Smith, 1857: 51, ♀.

Type material examined

Lectotype

MALAYSIA • ♀; Sar [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2783.

Type locality

Borneo (Sarawak).

Notes

This species was not dealt with by Baker (1993). Only a single specimen could be found in the OUMNH type collection. Rasmussen (2008: 23) indicates that one syntype is present in the OUMNH and one in the NHMUK (Type 17b, 1183). The NHMUK specimen does appear to be a genuine syntype (purchased by Stevens, accession number 1856-14); for clarity, the OUMNH specimen is hereby designated as the lectotype following the criteria laid out in the methodology, and the NHMUK specimen can be treated as a paralectotype.

Current status

Lophotrigona canifrons (Smith, 1857) (Rasmussen 2008) .

Distribution

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