Leptomonas
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects. In addition to ''Leptomonas'', one-host trypanosomatids from insects have been traditionally placed in genera ''Crithidia'', ''Blastocrithidia'', '' Herpetomonas'', '' Rhynchoidomonas'', and '' Wallaceina''. Systematics The etymology of the genus name ''Leptomonas'' derives from the two Ancient Greek words (), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and (), meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name). There are 18 species of ''Leptomonas''. * '' Leptomonas agilis'' Chatton * ''Leptomonas brasiliense'' (Franchini) França * ''Leptomonas buetschlii'' W.S. Kent * '' Leptomonas ciliatorum'' H.-D. Görtz & J. Dieckmann, 1987 * '' Leptomonas costoris'' Wallace, Todd & Rogers * ''Leptomonas davidi'' Lafont * ''Leptomonas gerridis ...
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