Glossina morsitans

Glossina morsitans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Glossinidae
Genus: Glossina
Species:
G. morsitans
Binomial name
Glossina morsitans
Westwood, 1851

Glossina morsitans is a species of tsetse fly in the genus Glossina. It is one of the major vectors of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense[1] in African savannas.[2]

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