monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
of Asian
cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...
s in the tribe
Dundubiini
The Dundubiini are a tribe (biology), tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the Palearctic realm, Palearctic, Indomalayan realm, Indomalaya, Australasia, and the Western Pacific. There are at least 180 described species in Dundubiini ...
, typical of the subtribe Aolina; it was erected by
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist.
Biography Early years
Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...
in 1905. The single species ''Aola bindusara'' has been recorded from Pakistan, Bangladesh and
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...