Genus:   Leonardius  Quaintance & Baker

Nomenclature  : 

Leonardius  Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 33.  Type-species Aleurodicus lahillei.

Distribution: Nearctic & Neotropics.

Taxonomy [Caballero, 1992: 76][Quaintance, 1917]: 

Terminal claw present on each leg.  15 pairs of submarginal setae present and not extending to the pupal margin.  Submargin with a dentate-like appearance.  Dorsal disc with scattered simple pores.

Five pairs of agglomerate style compound  pores (the cephalothoracic pair and the last four abdominal pairs); two to three additional pairs of compound-like pores depending on the species present .  A third pair of compound pores may be found in the center of the The vasiform orifice elongated and triangular;  lingula is conical, inserted  (glossary definition), and armed with four setae.

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Leonardius kellyae sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE  :

Leonardius kellyae  sp. nov. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46]

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic:  Belize [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46].

HOST [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46]. :  Loranthaceae: indet

TAXONOMY: Separated from  Leonardius lahillei (Leonardi) by the presence of a compound pore at the center of each cephalic agglomerate pores. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 45-46].

Leonardius lahillei (Leonardi)

NOMENCLATURE  :

Leonardius lahillei (Leonardi) [Leonardi, 1910: 316-320]. [Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 33].

Aleurodicus lahillei  Leonardi, 1910: 316-320.

 Leonardius loranthi Bondar  syn. nov. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46].

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic:  Mexico [S.E.L.]; Neotropical: Antigua [S.E.L.],  Argentina  [Caballero, 1992: 77] [S.E.L.], , Brazil [Caballero, 1992: 77][Costa Lima, 1928: 133][Bondar, 1923:  44-46][Leonardi, 1910: 316-320][S.E.L.],  Colombia  [S.E.L.], Costa Rica [S.E.L.],  Ecuador [S.E.L.], Honduras [S.E.L.] , Panama [S.E.L.], Puerto Rico  [Caballero, 1992: 77][S.E.L.] [Dozier, 1936: 145], &  Venezuela [S.E.L.]. 

HOST:  Indet Genus [Arnal et al:  1993: 377][NHM, London];  Loranthaceae: Oryctanthus occidentalis   [Caballero, 1992: 78],  Phoradendron sp. [Dozier, 1936: 145],  Notanthera sp. [Bondar, 1923:  44-46], Steirotis (Struthanthus) flexicaulis [Hempel, 1923: 1159];  Rosaceae: Prunus sp. [Dozier, 1936: 145] . 

TAXONOMY:  Description [Caballero, 1992: 77].

NATURAL ENEMIES  Dirphys sp. [Caballero, 1992: 78].