Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998

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Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998

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Perez-Gelabert et al. (1998) described this genus with two species: Haitianotettix tuberculatus Perez- Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 and Haitianotettix monstruosus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 . These species were described based on nine males of H. tuberculatus and a single female of H. monstruosus ( Perez-Gelabert 2009) . However, new specimens from expeditions to the Hispaniola Mountains were sampled, and a female of Haitianotettix was found from the same region of the H. tuberculatus . The analysis of this female indicated that this specimen shared morphological similarities with H. monstruosus , so Perez-Gelabert (2009) synonymized H. monstruosus with H. tuberculatus . Haitianotettix tuberculatus differs from the cladonotines by its tuberculate surface, vertex with transversal carinula between the eyes, pronotum elevated only anteriorly, covering half of the abdomen, and hind femur with two tooth-like projections on median external area ( Perez-Gelabert 2009; Fig. 11 ).

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Figure 11. Haitianotettix tuberculatus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype of Haitianotettix monstruosus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.