舌蠅屬

舌蠅屬（屬名：Glossina，即采采蠅、嗤嗤蠅，來自 ，， 或 ）是雙翅目舌蠅科（Glossinidae）下唯一的一個屬，其下的蠅廣泛分佈於從撒哈拉沙漠到喀拉哈里沙漠的廣大非洲地區。  它们以吸食脊椎動物的血液為生，是非洲主要的睡蟲病傳播媒介之一。

因為會傳播昏睡病而被廣泛研究。這些蠅是多化性的，每年可繁殖四代，一生中最多可繁殖31代。 發現於科羅拉多州佛洛里森特化石層采采蠅的化石 證明其在3400萬年前就生活在地球上了。

參考文獻

參考書目
 Maudlin, I., Holmes, P.H. & Miles M.A. (2004) "The Trypanosomiases" CAB International.
 Buxton, P. (1955) The Natural History of Tsetse Flies: An Account of the Biology of the Genus Glossina (Diptera). London, UK: H.K. Lewis & Co.
 Glasgow, J. (1963) The Distribution and Abundance of Tsetse International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology, No. 20. Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
 Mulligan, H. & Potts, W. (1970) The African Trypanosomiases London, UK: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.
 Ford, J. (1971) The Role of the Trypanosomiases in African Ecology. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press.
 Leak, S. (1998) Tsetse Biology and Ecology: Their role in the Epidemiology and Control of Trypanosomiasis. New York, NY, USA: CABI Publishing. book site
 McKelvey Jr., J. (1973) Man Against Tsetse: Struggle for Africa. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University Press.

外部連結

Programmes and information to assist in the planning and implementation of tsetse control operations 
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis 
PAN AFRICAN TSETSE AND TRYPANOSOMIASIS ERADICATION CAMPAIGN (PATTEC)
Tsetse in the Transvaal and Surrounding Territories - An Historical Review - Claude Fuller, (Division of Entomology, 1923)
Leverhulme Trust Tsetse Research Network (LTTRN)
BITING FLIES - The  NZI Trap
Distribution maps

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