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Glossinidae (tsetse fly)
Taxonomy
Glossinidae was named by Malloch (1929). It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Hippoboscoidea by Petersen et al. (2007); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Hippoboscoidea by Petersen et al. (2007); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Glossinidae Malloch p. 553 |
| 1992 | Glossinidae Carpenter |
| 2007 | Glossinidae Petersen et al. |
| 2011 | Glossinidae Wiegmann et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Glossinidae Malloch 1929 [tsetse fly]
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G. Glossina Wiedmann 1830
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†Glossina sedaliensis Miller 1892
Invalid names: Cockerellitha Townsend 1938 [synonym], Lithoglossina Townsend 1938 [synonym], Paloestrus Scudder 1892 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Glossina oligocena (106381 124680) Glossina oligocena, Glossina osborni (114150) Glossina veterna, Glossina armatipes (122977) Paloestrus oligocenus (106384) |