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) armed with four setae.

·         Agglomerate pores " consist of a clear marginal area and a central area composed of numerous small papillae  or rod-like pores, giving this area the appearance of a brush" [Quaintance, 1917].

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Leonardius kellyae Martin

Nomenclature:

Leonardius kellyae  Martin [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46]

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

Host [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 46]:  Loranthaceae: indet

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:  Argentina  [Caballero, 1992: 77] , Brazil [Caballero, 1992: 77] [Costa Lima, 1928: 133] [Bondar, 1923:  44-46] [Leonardi, 1910: 316-320],  Colombia , Puerto Rico  [Caballero, 1992: 77] [Dozier, 1936: 145], &  Venezuela. 

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

Natural enemies  Dirphys sp. [Caballero, 1992: 78].