Tsetse flies are large biting flies of the genus Glossina, placed in their own family Glossinidae, that inhabit much of tropical Africa. Obligate parasites that feed on the blood of vertebrate animals, they have been extensively studied for their role as biological vectors of trypanosomes, causing human and animal trypanosomiasis with pronounced economic and public health consequences across sub-Saharan Africa.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Partially Attested
Scientific NameThe common name covers every species in the genus Glossina, so the value is the genus rather than a single species. Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceLarge biting fly that folds its wings completely over its abdomen at rest, with one wing directly on top of the other 1 Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tsetse fly
Lead paragraph, second sentence
Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae.
Description, wing posture
fold their wings over their abdomens completely when they are resting (so that one wing rests directly on top of the other)
diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The tsetse is an obligate parasite that lives by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals.
- biting flies inhabiting tropical Africa
- biological vectors of trypanosomes, causing human and animal trypanosomiasis
View the SourceWikidata: Tsetse Fly
- Wikidata Q205256, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Diptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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