Onega bracteata explained

Onega bracteata is a species of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. It is native to Andean South America.

Description

Onega bracteata is a rather large and compact sharpshooter with a length from 13.8 to 15 mm. Females are usually slightly larger than males.[1] The pronotum is wider than the head. The veination is distinct but veins are not elevated.

Distribution

Onega bracteata has been described from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia where it was found in Andean locations 2000 m or more above sea level.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Cavichioli . Rodney . Wyler . Márcia Regina . Descrição da fêmea de Onega bracteata Young (Homoptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellinae) . Revista Brasileira de Zoologia . 1992 . 9 . 1/2 . 127–129 . 10.1590/S0101-81751992000100013 . free .
  2. Takiya . Daniela Maeda . Cavichioli . Rodney Ramiro . amp . A review of the neotropical sharpshooter genus Onega Distant, 1908 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) . Zootaxa . 2004 . 718 . 1–19 . 10.11646/zootaxa.718.1.1 .

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