Tsetse (/ ˈsiːtsi / SEET-see, US: / ˈtsiːtsi / TSEET-see or UK: / ˈtsɛtsə / TSET-sə) (sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large, biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. [1][2][3] Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae.

中非 舌蝇（Glossina palpalis）有重要的医学价值，主要见于溪流边浓密的植物丛中； 东非舌蝇 （G. morsitans）则反之，在更开阔的林地觅食。雌雄两性均几乎每日吸血，在较为暖和的时间内取食活动尤为活跃，日落后或气温低于15.5℃时大多数舌蝇种类停止觅食。

舌蠅屬 （屬名： Glossina，即 采采蠅 、 嗤嗤蠅，來自英語： Tsetse / ˈsiːtsi /， 美國 / ˈtsiːtsi /， [1] 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。 [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。 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] …

Glossina species are tan or brown flies which range in length from 6 to 14 mm, excluding the proboscis. Members of the fusca group, which is considered phylogenetically primitive, are the largest, being 9.5–14 mm long. The palpalis and morsitans group species are small to medium in size, about 6.5–11 mm long.

2019年11月19日 · Species of Glossina are most important as vectors of animal trypanosomiasis. This disease causes mortality and morbidity of several domestic animals, particularly cattle, and prevents the keeping of cattle and other domestic animals over extensive areas of Africa.

2019年9月2日 · Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other Diptera by unique adaptations, including lactation and the birthing of live young (obligate viviparity), a vertebrate blood-specific diet by both sexes, and obligate bacterial symbiosis.

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.), pronounced “set-see” or “tet-see,” are found only in Africa where they range discontinuously from coast to coast, limited primarily by environmental and ecological factors. They infest 37 countries and about 10 million km 2 of sub-Saharan Africa.

Glossina fuscipes is a riverine fly species in the genus Glossina, which are commonly known as tsetse flies. [1] Typically found in sub-Saharan Africa [ 2 ] but with a small Arabian range, [ 3 ] G. fuscipes is a regional vector of African trypanosomiasis , commonly known as sleeping sickness, that causes significant rates of morbidity and ...

2023年10月29日 · Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.; Diptera: Glossinidae) are viviparous flies that feed on blood and are found exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. They are the only cyclic vectors of African trypanosomes, responsible for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT).

Glossina palpalis gambiensis is a riverine tsetse species endemic in West Africa and thriving in riparian vegetation of the savannah areas from Burkina Faso and Mali to Guinea and Senegal. It is a major vector of human and animal trypanosomosis (sleeping sickness and nagana, respectively) in that region.