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)