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168. Melipona apicalis 



Trigona apicalis, Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc. ii (1857), p. 51, $ . 

 Melipona apicalis, Bingh., Faun. Brit. Ind. Hym. i, 1897, p. 562, £ . 



Sungkei. February, 1902. 



Found also in Burma and Tenasserim, and extending to Borneo. 



169. Melipona vidua 



Melipona (Trigona) vidua, Lepe/, Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym. i, 1836, p. 429, § . 

 Melipona vidua, Bingh., Faun. Brit. Ind. Hym. i, 1897, p. 561, $ . 



Biserat. 6th August, 190 1. 



Semangko, Selangor. 15th May, 1902. 

 Sungkei 7th February, 1902. 



Spread through the Indo-Malayan region. 



170. Melipona laeviceps 



Trigona laeviceps, Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc. ii (1857), p. 51, $ • 

 Mellipona, laeviceps, Bingh., Faun. Brit. Ind. Hym. 1, 1897, p. 563, $ • 



Biserat, Bukit Besar, Patani, Telom. 



' Nest in house-post in village.' 

 Common in Tenasserim. 



171. Melipona smithii 



Trigona ruficornis, Smith {nec Lamarck), Trans. Zool. Soc. vii (1870), p. 194, $ . 

 Melipona smithii, Bingh., Faun. Brit. Ind. Hym. i, 1897, p. 563, $ . 



Gedong. 



Described from Northern India. Found also in Burma and Tenasserim. 



172. Melipona atripes 



Trigona atripes, Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc. ii (1857), p. 50, $ . 

 Melipona atripes, Dalla. Torre., Cat. Hym. x, 1896, p. 576 ; Bingh., Faun. Brit. 

 Ind. Hym. i, 1897, p. 561, £ . 



Telom. 3,500 feet. 19th January, 1902. 



Described from Malacca ; extends into South Tenasserim. 



173. Melipona castanea 



(Plate A, figs. 10, 10a, iob, $ ) 



Melipona castanea, Bingh., Fascic. Malay., vol. i, Appendix, p. vi. 



Bukit Besar. 1,500-2,500 feet. 

 ' Flying round ripe fruit in jungle.' 



