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Aola

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Aola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Subtribe: Aolina
Genus: Aola
Distant, 1905
Species:
A. bindusara
Binomial name
Aola bindusara
(Distant, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Haphsa bindusura [sic] (Distant, 1881)
  • Chremistica ochracea (Boulard, 2005) non Walker, 1850

Aola is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Dundubiini, typical of the subtribe Aolina; it was erected by William Lucas Distant in 1905.[1] The single species Aola bindusara (Distant, 1881) has been recorded from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indochina.[2] It was long placed in the genus Haphsa until being restored in 2025.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Distant WL (1905) Rhynochotal notes. -- XXIX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7), 15.
  2. ^ World Auchenorrhyncha Database: Genus Aola Distant, 1905 (retrieved 17 May 2025)
  3. ^ Lee YJ (2025) A new species of Haphsa Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Northern Thailand, with a taxonomic review of Haphsa and its allied genera. Journal of Natural History, 59(13–16), 1049–1061. DOI
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