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- A study examined a preserved specimen of the stingless bee Trigona meadewaldoi and identified several previously used names as junior synonyms.
- A lectotype was designated for Trigona meadewaldoi, and new synonymies were established, including Tetragona francoi and Trigona (Frieseomelitta) freiremaiai.
- These nomenclature clarifications provide a foundation for a future analysis of the phylogeny of the genus Frieseomelitta.
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A new study of a surviving syntype of Trigona meadewaldoi Cockerell, 1915, was undertaken and several widely employed names for Neotropical stingless bees recognized as junior synonyms. A lectotype is designated for Trigona meadewaldoi and the following new synonymies established: Tetragona francoi Moure, 1946, and Trigona (Frieseomelitta) freiremaiai Moure, 1963. These nomenclatural matters are here settled and the species thoroughly characterized in advance of a forthcoming phylogenetic consideration of the genus Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1912.
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