Tsetse fly

Also known as Glossina, Tse-tse fly, Tsetse Flies

genus of insects

AI overview

The tsetse fly is a genus of insects found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa that are known for transmitting sleeping sickness, a serious disease that affects both humans and livestock. These flies are significant because they have a major impact on public health and agriculture in the regions where they live.

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Species

Tsetse-fly Parasite

species

Observations29

舌蠅屬（屬名：Glossina，即采采蠅，來自英语：Tsetse /ˈsiːtsi/，美國 /ˈtsiːtsi/，或英國 /ˈtsɛtsi/）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。他們以吸食脊椎動物的血液為生，是非洲主要的睡病蟲傳播媒介之一。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。

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Research

3,971 papers

Tsetse fly evolution, genetics and the trypanosomiases - A review.ReviewInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2018Krafsur ES, Maudlin IDOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.05.033
An Overview of Tsetse Fly Repellents: Identification and Applications.ReviewJournal of chemical ecology · 2024Orubuloye OY, Mbewe NJ, Tchouassi DP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10886-024-01527-5
Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function.ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2013Wang J, Weiss BL, Aksoy SDOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00069
Innate immunity in the tsetse fly (Glossina), vector of African trypanosomes.ReviewDevelopmental and comparative immunology · 2019Matetovici I, De Vooght L, Van Den Abbeele JDOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.05.003
A scoping review on tsetse fly blood meal sources and its assay methods since 1956 to 2022.Parasites & vectors · 2024Serem EK, Mburu DM, Abdullahi OA et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-06114-3
Chemical notes of tsetse fly mating.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Syed ZDOI: 10.1126/science.adg2817
Allergic reactions associated with tsetse fly bites.Annals of medicine · 2025Vaz-Rodrigues R, P Odyek Abila P, Kasaija PD et al.DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2514096
Fluorescent proteins reveal what trypanosomes get up to inside the tsetse fly.ReviewParasites & vectors · 2019Gibson W, Peacock LDOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3204-y

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Commons category: Glossina
taxon name: Glossina

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Tsetse flies ( UK: /ˈ(t)sɛtsi/ (T)SET-see or US: /ˈ(t)siːtsi/ (T)SEET-see; sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae. The tsetse is an obligate parasite that lives by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse flies have been extensively studied because of their role in transmitting disease. They have pronounced economic and public health consequences in sub-Saharan Africa as the biological vectors of trypanosomes, causing human and animal trypanosomiasis.

Tsetse flies can be distinguished from other large flies by two easily-observed features: primarily, tsetse flies fold their wings over their abdomens completely when they are resting (so that one wing rests directly on top of the other); Secondly, tsetse flies also have a long proboscis, extending directly forward, which is attached by a distinct bulb to the bottom of their heads.