Redefinition Of The Cricket Genus Protathra Desutter-Grandcolas, 1997 (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae), With Description Of The Calling Song Of Protathra Centralis Desutter-Grandcolas, N. Sp.

The cricket genus Protathra Desutter-Grandcolas, 1997a is redefined, adding male characters (stridulatory apparatus, genitalia) to the original diagnosis. The study of newly collected specimens allows precising the definition of the type species Protathra gigantea Desutter-Grandcolas, 1997a, and to describe an additional, new species for the genus, Protathra centralis Desutter-Grandcolas, n. sp. from Aoupinie and Amoa mountains. A key to identify Phalangopsidae crickets from New Caledonia is given. The calling song of Protathra gigantea is described, documenting the acoustic behavior of New Caledonian Phalangopsidae for the first time.