Glossina longipalpis
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| Glossina longipalpis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Glossinidae |
| Genus: | Glossina |
| Species: | G. longipalpis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossina longipalpis Wiedemann, 1830 | |
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| Geographic distribution of Glossina longipalpis as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020 | |
Glossina longipalpis 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 longipalpis can transmit African trypanosomiasis among livestock and wildlife,[1] whilst it does not presently seem to play a role in the transmission of the human form of the disease.[2]