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Genus Thrinchostoma Saussure
[Family Halictidae, Subfamily Halictinae, Tribe Halictini]
Thrinchostoma Sausssure, 1890: p.52; Type species: Thrinchostoma renitantely Saussure, 1890, monobasic.
Trinchostoma Dalla Torre, 1896: p.381, also Friese, 1909: p.150, unjustified emendation of Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890.
Thrincostoma Dalla Torre, 1896: p.641, also Blüthgen, 1926, 1928, 1930, unjustified emendation of Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1980.
Rostratilapis Friese, 1914: p.26; Type species: Halictus macrognathus Friese, 1914, by designation of Sandhouse, 1943: p.597.
Neothrincostoma Blüthgen, 1933: p.364; Type species: Thrincostoma serricorne Blüthgen, 1933, monobasic.
Trinchostoma Sandhouse, 1943: p.606, incorrectly attributed to Sladen, 1915: p.214, unjustified emendation of Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890.
S. No.
Name of Species with Author & Year
Distribution OR
Collection Site
1.
sladeni [Cockerell, 1913: CE: p.35 (Trinchostoma)] Khasia hills, Assam 2.
assamensis [Sladen, 1915: CE: p.214 (Trinchostoma)] Assam, Myanmar
Both species are grouped under subgenus Thrinchostoma Saussure s.str.
Political territories have been mentioned as such (as mentioned by original authors): Burma [Present day Myanmar], Ceylon [Present day Sri Lanka], Bengal [Present day East Bengal in India and the present day Bangla Desh], Punjab [western part of the state is the present day Punjab in Pakistan].
Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
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