Glossina tachinoides
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| Glossina tachinoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Glossinidae |
| Genus: | Glossina |
| Species: | G. tachinoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossina tachinoides Westwood, 1850 | |
| Geographic distribution of Glossina tachinoides as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020 | |
Glossina tachinoides is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina), and it belongs to the riverine/palpalis group (subgenus Nemorhina). Glossina tachinoides can transmit African trypanosomiasis, including both the form affecting livestock and the one affecting humans.[1][2]