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Checklist for Family Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 (Tik-tik flies)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
14
382
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
26
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGlossinidae
Theobald, 1903
Tik-tik flies, Tsetse flies, Tsetse fly
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
1 Genera with 13 Species
Glossina Wiedemann, 1850Tik-tik13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
13 Species
Glossina (Austenina) grossa (Bigot, 1891)⇒ Glossina tabaniformis Westwood, 1850
Glossina (Nemorhina) pallicera Bigot, 1891
Glossina (Nemorhina) palpalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Glossina (Nemorhina) tachinoides Westwood, 1850
Glossina caliginea Austen, 1911
Glossina fusca Walker, 1849
Glossina fuscipes Newstead, 1910
Glossina longipalpis Wiedemann, 1830
Glossina medicorum Austen, 1911
Glossina morsitans Westwood, 1850Tsetse
Glossina nigrofusca Newstead, 1910
Glossina pallidipes Austen, 1903
Glossina tabaniformis Westwood, 1850


Links, sources and further information
Glossinidae at gbif.org
Glossinidae at irmng.org