舌蠅屬

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] 它們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] 證明其在3400萬年前就生活在地球上了。^[4]

參考文獻

^ 美國字典發音： sē′·tsē, tsē′·tsē
^ 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.
^ ^3.0 ^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.
^ Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Explore The World of Florissant Paleontology. [2014-09-01]. （原始內容存檔於2015-02-25）.

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