舌蠅屬(屬名:Glossina,即采采蠅嗤嗤蠅,來自英語:Tsetse /ˈstsi/美國 /ˈtstsi/[1]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喀拉哈里沙漠的廣大非洲地區。[2] 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。

舌蝇属
一隻采采蠅
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 节肢动物门 Arthropoda
纲: 昆虫纲 Insecta
目: 雙翅目 Diptera
科: 舌蝇科 Glossinidae
Theobald, 1903
属: 舌蝇属 Glossina
Wiedemann, 1830
舌蠅屬生物分佈圖

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。[3] 發現於科羅拉多州佛洛里森特化石層采采蠅的化石[3] 證明其在3400萬年前就生活在地球上了。[4]

參考文獻

  1. ^ 美國字典發音: sē′·tsē, tsē′·tsē
  2. ^ Rogers, D.J.; Hay, S.I.; Packer, M.J. Predicting the distribution of tsetse flies in West Africa using temporal Fourier processed meteorological satellite data. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 1996, 90 (3): 225–241. PMID 8758138. 
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 Cockerell, T. D. A. A fossil tsetse fly and other Diptera from Florissant, Colorado. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 1917, 30: 19–22. 
  4. ^ Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Explore The World of Florissant Paleontology. [2014-09-01]. (原始内容存档于2015-02-25). 

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.

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