Proarna uruguayensis Berg, 1882

Acosta, Riuler C., Timm, Vítor F., Zefa, Edison, da Costa, Maria K. M., Ruschel, Tatiana P., Lopes, Dimitrius A. R. & Kaminski, Lucas A., 2025, Pampa singers: an acoustic and visual guide to singing insects (Orthoptera and Hemiptera), Journal of Natural History 59 (21 - 24), pp. 1541-1589 : 1552

Proarna uruguayensis Berg, 1882

Flying song

Not observed.

Calling song

Composed of a long echemme emitted continuously, without distinction between the syllables. In total, 106.6 ± 21.8 (82–139) notes are emitted per second. Emitted in broad-range frequency, with F1 at 9.7 ± 0.14 (9.5–9.8), F2 at 10.7 ± 0.23 (10.6–11.1), and F3 at 11.45 ± 0.12 (11.3–11.6).

Stress call

Not recorded.

Collection site

Collected near Salto del Penitente , Lavalleja state, Uruguay . Observed on grassland vegetation at approximately 0.4 metres above the ground . Collected on 25 January 2020. The temperature was not recorded ( Figures 3J 5I ) .

Remarks

This is the first official publication of the species’ sound record.

Figures

Figure 3. Songs of Parnisini and Fidicinini cicadas. (A) Calling song of Parnisa sp. (B) Stress call of Parnisa sp. (C) Acanthoventris charrua Ruschel, 2023. (D) Guyalna bonaerensis (Berg, 1879). (E) Calling song of Guyalna viridifemur (Walker, 1850). (F) Stress call of Guyalna viridifemur (Walker, 1850). (G) Calling song of Pompanonia sp. (H) Stress call of Pompanonia sp. (I) Calling song of Proarna montevidensis.BERG, 1882. (J) Calling song of Proarna uruguayensis Berg, 1882

Figure 5. Visual guide of Pampa cicadas with songs recorderd. (A) Carineta diardi (Guérin-Méneville, 1829). (B) Guaranisaria llanoi Torres, 1964. (C) Parnisa sp. (D) Acanthoventris charrua Ruschel, 2023. (E) Guyalna bonaerensis (Berg, 1879). (F) Guyalna viridifemur (Walker, 1850). (G) Pompanonia sp. (H) Proarna montevidensis Berg, 1882. (I) Proarna uruguayensis Berg, 1882. (J) Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790). (K) Tympanoterpes sp. (L) Zammara tympanum (Fabricius, 1803). Bar: 1cm. Photos by Riuler Corrêa Acosta.