Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998

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Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998

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Mucrotettix has two species from the Dominican Republic: Mucrotettix gibbosus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 13) and M. spinifer Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 14). Mucrotettix is morphologically similar to Truncotettix , but can be distinguished from it by its sharply pointed posterior margin of pronotum, slightly larger body, 14-segmented antennae, and less tectiform pronotum, with anterior margin not produced over vertex ( Perez-Gelabert et al. 1998; Fig. 13, 14). These two species can be distinguished by the following characteristics: M. gibbosus has a wider scutellum ( Fig. 13D), rounded lateral lobes of pronotum ( Fig. 13A), and fore and middle legs without spines or projections ( Fig. 13 A-D), whereas M. spinifer has a narrower scutellum ( Fig. 14C), truncated lateral lobes of pronotum ( Fig. 14A) and fore and middle legs with spines or projections ( Fig. 14 A-C) ( Perez-Gelabert et al. 1998).