Glossina swynnertoni
| Glossina swynnertoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Glossinidae |
| Genus: | Glossina |
| Species: | G. swynnertoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossina swynnertoni Austen, 1923 | |
| Geographic distribution of Glossina swynnertoni as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020 | |
Glossina swynnertoni is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina), and it belongs to the savannah/morsitans group (subgenus Glossina s.s.). Glossina swynnertoni is considered an excellent vector of African trypanosomosis among animals, but it is also involved in the transmission of the human form of the disease.