Cicada species

Cicada species upsc notes
  Commonly found in several parts
    Of South India
  Identified as a new species
  Named Purana cheeveeda
    After its Malayalam name Cheeveedu
  Previously mistaken for Purana tigrina
    A species described in Malaysia in 1850
  Association for Advancement in Entomology
    Corrected this long-standing error
    In taxonomic identification
    Distinguishing Purana cheeveeda
    From the Malaysian species
  The team noticed differences
    In the structure of the male genitalia
    And operculum
    Leading to the reclassification

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