Glossina tabaniformis

Glossina tabaniformis
1a:head without haustellum from frontal, 1b: head from left lateral with palpi removed and haustellum separated, 1c: mouthparts from right lateral with palpi removed and haustellum separated, 1d: mouthparts from ventral, 1e: antenna, 1f: tip of tarsus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Glossinidae
Genus:	Glossina
Species:	G. tabaniformis
Binomial name
Glossina tabaniformis Westwood, 1850)
Geographic distribution of Glossina tabaniformis as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020

Glossina tabaniformis is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina), and it belongs to the forest/fusca group (subgenus Austenina).

Distribution

Glossina tabaniformis was historically reported from Central Africa, but with pockets extending also to West Africa as far as Liberia or Guinea. ^{[1] [2]} A review of the scientific literature from 1990 – 2020 only found confirmation of G. tabaniformis for five countries; ^[3] Cameroon, the Central African Republic, ^[4] the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ^[5] Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. ^{[6] [7]} In addition to these five countries, prior records indicated that the species was also present in Angola, the Congo and Nigeria, ^{[1] [8]} and that it was or could still be present also in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Guinea. ^{[3] [8]}

References

1. Ford, J. & Katondo, K.M. 1977. The Distribution of Tsetse Flies in Africa (3 Maps). Nairobi, Organization of African Unity, Hammond & Kell.
2. Pollock, J. N., ed. (1982). Training Manual for Tsetse Control Personnel: Ecology and behaviour of tsetse. Rome: FAO.
3. Cecchi, G.; Paone, M.; de Gier, J.; Zhao, W. (2024). The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa. PAAT Technical and Scientific Series, No. 12. Rome: FAO. doi:10.4060/cd2022en. ISBN   978-92-5-139040-5.
4. Votýpka, Jan; Rádrová, Jana; Skalický, Tomáš; Jirků, Milan; Jirsová, Dagmar; Mihalca, Andrei D.; D’Amico, Gianluca; Petrželková, Klára J.; Modrý, David; Lukeš, Julius (2015-10-01). "A tsetse and tabanid fly survey of African great apes habitats reveals the presence of a novel trypanosome lineage but the absence of Trypanosoma brucei". International Journal for Parasitology. 45 (12): 741–748. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.06.005. ISSN   0020-7519.
5. Leak, S. G. A.; Rowlands, G. J. (1997). "The dynamics of trypanosome infections in natural populations of tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) studied using wing-fray and ovarian ageing techniques". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 87 (3): 273–282. doi:10.1017/S0007485300037226. ISSN   0007-4853.
6. Cano, Jorge; Descalzo, Miguel Ángel; Ndong-Mabale, Nicolás; Ndong-Asumu, Pedro; Bobuakasi, Leonardo; Nzambo-Ondo, Sisinio; Benito, Agustín; Roche, Jesús (2007). "Predicted distribution and movement of Glossina palpalis palpalis (Diptera: Glossinidae) in the wet and dry seasons in the Kogo trypanosomiasis focus (Equatorial Guinea)". Journal of Vector Ecology. 32 (2): 218–225. doi:10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[218:PDAMOG]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   1081-1710. PMID   18260511.
7. Cano, Jorge; Descalzo, Miguel Angel; Ndong-Mabale, Nicolas; Ndongo-Asumu, Pedro; Bobuakasi, Leonardo; Buatiché, Jesús N.; Nzambo-Ondo, Sisinio; Ondo-Esono, Melchor; Benito, Agustin; Roche, Jesus (2007-08-30). "Spatial and temporal variability of the Glossina palpalis palpalispopulation in the Mbini focus (Equatorial Guinea)". International Journal of Health Geographics. 6 (1): 36. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-6-36 . ISSN   1476-072X. PMC   2000463 . PMID   17760953.
8. Moloo, S. K. (1993-08-01). "The Distribution of Glossina Species in Africa and Their Natural Hosts". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 14 (4): 511–527. Bibcode:1993IJTIS..14..511M. doi:10.1017/S1742758400014211. ISSN   1742-7592.