Glossina austeni
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| Glossina austeni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Glossinidae |
| Genus: | Glossina |
| Species: | G. austeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossina austeni | |
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| Geographic distribution of Glossina austeni as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020 | |
Glossina austeni is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina) and it belongs to the savannah/morsitans group (subgenus Glossina s.s.). Glossina austeni can transmit African trypanosomasis among livestock and wildlife,[1] whilst it is not considered to be involved in the transmission of the human form of the disease.[2]