Leptomonas

 ( Trypanosomatida ) 

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.

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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).

Anatole Bailly (1981). 9782010035289, Hachette. ISBN 9782010035289

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 (Patton) Berliner
• Leptomonas karyophilus Gillies & Hanson
• Leptomonas lata Skvortzov
• Leptomonas leptoglossi Hanson & McGhee
• Leptomonas lunulata Massart
• Leptomonas lygaei (Patton) Berliner
• Leptomonas melophagia (Flu) Berliner
• Leptomonas moramango
• Leptomonas mesnili Roubaud
• Leptomonas muscae-domesticae (Diesing) Senn
• Leptomonas pangoniae Rodhain, Pons, Vandenbranden & Bequaert
• Leptomonas pisciformis Skvortzov
• Leptomonas soudanensis Roubaud

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