''Onega bracteata'' is a species of

leafhoppers Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind ...

in the family Cicadellidae. It is native to

Andean The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18°S ...

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. The

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on e ...

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.

References

Cicadellini Hemiptera of South America Insects described in 1977 {{Cicadellinae-stub