Proarna insignis Distant, 1881

Sanborn, Allen F., 2018, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Panama including the description of six new species, three new combinations, one new synonymy, and nine new records, Zootaxa 4493 (1), pp. 1-69 : 24

Proarna insignis Distant, 1881

Proarna albida var. insignis Distant 1881: 12 . ( Nicaragua)

Remarks. The second largest of the Panamanian Proarna species. It can be distinguished by the fore wing infuscation on all crossveins except the mediocubital crossvein, the distal wing veins between apical cells, and the ambient veins in apical cells 3-8, the radial crossvein intersects apical cell 1 in the middle and at an oblique angle, and the convex posterior and lateral margins of the male opercula. The species is commonly collected at lights with a heavy female bias ( Young & Sanborn 2015).

Distribution. The species has an extensive range being reported from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, and Venezuela ( Metcalf 1963a; Duffels & van der Laan 1985; Sanborn 2011a; 2013; 2014; Sanborn & Maes 2012; Maes et al. 2012; Sanborn & Heath 2014). It was reported as being collected in Panama by Wolda & Ramos (1992) but without locality data.

Material examined. “ PANAMA: Piñas Bay / IV 1965 / Dade W. Thornton // Collected / At Light ” one female ( AFSC); “ Piñas Bay / Panamá / IX–11–61 / D. Paulson ” one female ( AFSC).