舌蝇属
舌蝇属 | |
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一只采采蝇 | |
科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 节肢动物门 Arthropoda |
纲: | 昆虫纲 Insecta |
目: | 双翅目 Diptera |
科: | 舌蝇科 Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 |
属: | 舌蝇属 Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 |
舌蝇属生物分布图 |
舌蝇属(属名:Glossina,即采采蝇、嗤嗤蝇,来自英语:Tsetse /ˈsiːtsi/,美国 /ˈtsiːtsi/,[1] 或 英国 /ˈtsɛtsi/)是双翅目舌蝇科(Glossinidae)下唯一的一个属,其下的蝇广泛分布于从撒哈拉沙漠到喀拉哈里沙漠的广大非洲地区。[2] 它们以吸食脊椎动物的血液为生,是非洲主要的睡虫病传播媒介之一。
因为会传播昏睡病而被广泛研究。这些蝇是多化性的,每年可繁殖四代,一生中最多可繁殖31代。[3] 发现于科罗拉多州佛洛里森特化石层采采蝇的化石[3] 证明其在3400万年前就生活在地球上了。[4]
参考文献
- ^ 美国字典发音: 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]. (原始内容存档于2015-02-25).
参考书目
- 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.
外部链接
- Programmes and information to assist in the planning and implementation of tsetse control operations (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- PAN AFRICAN TSETSE AND TRYPANOSOMIASIS ERADICATION CAMPAIGN (PATTEC)
- Tsetse in the Transvaal and Surrounding Territories - An Historical Review - Claude Fuller, (Division of Entomology, 1923)
- Leverhulme Trust Tsetse Research Network (LTTRN)
- BITING FLIES - The NZI Trap
- Distribution maps