The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka: an annotated provisional catalogue, regional checklist and bibliography Author Price, Benjamin Wills Author Allan, Elizabeth Louise Author Marathe, Kiran Author Sarkar, Vivek Author Simon, Chris Author Kunte, Krushnamegh text Biodiversity Data Journal 2016 4 8051 8051 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8051 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8051 1314-2828--8051 Platypleura polita var. a (Distant, 1889) Poecilopsaltria polita var. a Distant, 1889 Materials Type status: Holotype . Taxon: scientificName: Platypleurapolita var. a (Distant, 1889); Location: locality: Locality unknown ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Distribution [Distant, 1889/92] Continental India: Karwar, Canara, Trevandrum. [Metcalf, 1963] India; Bombay; British India; Travancore; Madras. Notes Authority: Distant 1889a