Onega (leafhopper)
Onega is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadellinae |
| Tribe: | Cicadellini |
| Genus: | Onega Distant, 1908 |
Description
All nine described species of the Genus Onega 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.[1]
Distribution
Onega occurs in the Andean rainforests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia.[1] Old records of Onega from the Caribbean islands are now believed to have been mislabelled.[1]
Species[2]
- Onega avella Distant, 1908
- Onega bracteata Young, 1977
- Onega fassli Young, 1977
- Onega freytagi Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
- Onega krameri Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
- Onega orphne Takiya & Cavichioli, 2004
- Onega sanguinicollis (Latreille, 1807)
- Onega stella Distant, 1908
- Onega stipata (Walker, 1851)
References
- Takiya, Daniela Maeda; Cavichioli, Rodney Ramiro (2004). "A Review Of The Neotropical Sharpshooter Genus Onega Distant, 1908 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini)". Zootaxa. 718: 1-19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158154.
- Genus Onega Distant, 1908
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