title: The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka: an annotated provisional catalogue, regional checklist and bibliography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The cicadas of the Indian subcontinent, like many other insects in the region, have remained understudied since the early part of the 20th Century, and await modern taxonomic, systematic and phylogenetic treatment. This paper presents an updated systematic catalogue of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the first in over a century.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper treats 281 species, including: India and Bangladesh (189 species), Bhutan (19 species), Myanmar (81 species), Nepal (46 species) and Sri Lanka (22 species). For each species all recognized junior synonyms are included with information on the type material and additional specimens where relevant. The global distributional range and notes on the taxonomy of each species are included where appropriate. Two lists are provided: (1) species known to occur in India and Bangladesh (treated as a geographic unit), Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka; and (2) species previously listed from these countries in error. A bibliography of species descriptions is provided, with the papers containing the original descriptions provided where copyright allows.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States of America.
authors.forename: Benjamin Wills
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States of America.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Louise
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marathe
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States of America.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Krushnamegh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kunte
keywords: Biodiversity Hotspots; Biodiversity Inventory; Himalaya; Indian Subcontinent; Systematic Catalogues; Western Ghats