- Source: Onega (leafhopper)
Onega is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.
Description
All ten species are comparably large leafhoppers with a size between 12.4 and 16.8 millimeters. The pronotum of Onega is typically wider than the head and the scutellum is swollen.
Distribution
Onega occurs in the Andean rainforests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. Old records of Onega from the Caribbean islands are now believed to have been mislabelled.
Species
There are ten recognized species:
Onega avella Distant, 1908
Onega bracteata Young, 1977
Onega fassli Young, 1977
Onega freytagi Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
Onega krameri Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
Onega musa Ferreira, Lozada & Takiya, 2018
Onega orphne Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
Onega sanguinicollis (Latreille, 1807)
Onega stella Distant, 1908
Onega stipata (Walker, 1851)
