Cicadas are large insects obvious in their environment because of their mating calls. However, they receive relatively little attention because they are often diffi cult to catch and there are few individuals who can identify insects of the group. The identification of undetermined material from institutional collections has led to an increase in the known cicada fauna of several countries in the New World (Sanborn 2001a,b, 2004, 2005, 2006a,b, 2007a,b; Sanborn et al. 2005). In addition, specimens sent to tettigologists for identifi cation have also turned out to be undescribed species. Specimens obtained by the author in these manners are the source of the data presented in this paper. The genus Proarna Stål is a Neotropical genus currentl...