A rare cicada, known only by the scientific binomial name Proretineta vermacula and spotted in Sapa, in northern Vietnam. It has a black body and bright yellowish orangey eyes, and at the back of the neck it has an off-white to pale orangey band across the neck.

The forewings are mostly black with orange veins and some orange colouration at the base and off-white colouration on the outer edges, while near the middle is also an off-white band that runs across the breadth of either wings.