Guwahati, Aug. 11 -- A rare black-and-golden cicada has been recorded in India for the first time, with researchers from Aaranyak and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust documenting Huechys fusca in Assam's Manas National Park.

The first-ever Indian record of the species was documented by Koushik Rajbongshi, Jonmani Kalita and Karan Barman of Aaranyak's Threatened Species Recovery Programme, along with Dhritiman Das of the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Their findings have been published in the July 2026 issue of Zoo's Print.

The researchers recorded the cicada during a field survey in the Bansbari range of Manas on May 20, 2024, near the Bangale Hat-Dhuwa forest camp. At around 10:50 am, they...