137. Dendrothereua arborum Verhoeff, 1944

Verhoeff 1944: 195 (as Dendrothereua Verh. (für arborum Verh. aus Costa Rica)).

Type locality and specimens. Costa Rica .

Dimensions. No data available.

Type material. Syntypes 7. COSTA RICA: (ZMH-A0000679), San José [ca. 9°55’N, 84°05’W]; (ZMH- A0009374-9375), Siquirres Canton, Parismina River (mouth) (“ Salvadora Farm ? ”) [ca. 9°49’N, 83°51’W]; (ZMH- A0009414-9417), Reventazón River (“ Farm Hamburg? ”) [ca. 10°17’N, 83°24’W] .

Preservation. 1 jar and 7 vials. Jar label: Dendrothereua arborum n. sp. (Verh) K. Verhoeff det. 1042 Costa Rica. Vial 1 (ZMH-A 0000679): Label. San José Costa Rica (imprint) 23.VIII.30 im Hause, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 5, 1934. Vial 2 (ZMH-A 0009375): Label. Costa Rica Salvadora Farm a. Parismina Fluss 4 Km v. Atlantik (imprint) 31.XII.30, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 16, 1931. Vial 3 (ZMH-A 0009374): Label. Costa Rica Salvadora Farm a. Parismina Fluss 4 Km v. Atlantik (imprint) 22.6.31 unter loser Rinde, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 49, 1932. Vial 4 (ZMH-A 0009415): Label. Costa Rica Farm Hamburg am Reventazon (imprint) 15. VII.33, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 5, 1934. Vial 5 (ZMH-A 0009414): Label 1. Costa Rica Farm Hamburg am Reventazon (imprint) 20. VII.33, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 5, 1934. Label 2. Unter loser Rinde von Salix (imprint). Vial 6 (ZMH-A 0009416): Label 1. Costa Rica Farm Hamburg am Reventazon 12.II.34, F. Nevermann leg. Eing. Nr. 7, 1934. (imprint); Label 2. Gesiebt von Waldboden (imprint). Vial 7 (ZMH-A 0009417): Label 1. Costa 537 Rica Farm Hamburg am Reventazon (imprint) 1.3.35 V. welkem Laub i. Urwald, F. Nevermann leg; Label 2. Eing. Nr. 21. 1935. Label 3. Hbg. 1.III.35 an welkem Laub im Urwald.

Old type catalogue. Not listed .

Taxonomic remarks. Note on file card: “ Costa Rica, Typen, 7 Nr. n.g. n. sp. Manuskriptname?” Verhoeff did not specify the number of specimens in his description and all specimens are syntypes .

Collection remarks. The specimens were collected by the German entomologist Ferdinand Nevermann (1881– 1939). The specimen from San José was captured inside a house (“ im Hause ”), a specimen from Salvadora Farm under loose bark (“ unter loser Rind e”) and another specimen from Farm Hamburg on fallen leaves in rain forest (“ v[on] welkem Laub i[m] Urwald ”).

Current systematic position. Junior synonym of Dendrothereua linceci (Wood, 1867) according to Würmli (1973: 79).