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Glossina

Insecta - Diptera - Glossinidae

Taxonomy

Glossina was named by Wiedmann (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Glossinidae by Cockerell (1908) and Carpenter (1992).

Species

G. oligocenus (syn. G. veterna), G. osborni (syn. G. armatipes), G. sedaliensis

Synonyms

Paloestrus was named by Scudder (1892). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Glossina by Cockerell (1907) and Evenhuis (1994).

It was assigned to Oestridae by Scudder (1892).
Cockerellitha was named by Townsend (1938).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glossina by Evenhuis (1994).
Lithoglossina was named by Townsend (1938).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glossina by Evenhuis (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1830	Glossina Wiedmann
1892	Paloestrus Scudder p. 18
1908	Glossina Cockerell
1938	Cockerellitha Townsend p. 166
1938	Lithoglossina Townsend p. 166
1992	Glossina Carpenter

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
order	Diptera

Rank	Name	Author
—	Neodiptera	Michelsen 1994
suborder	Brachycera	Zetterstedt 1842
—	Heterodactyla
—	Eremoneura
suborder	Cyclorrhapha	()
—	Schizophora
—	Calyptratae	()
superfamily	Hippoboscoidea	Samouelle 1819
family	Glossinidae	Malloch 1929
genus	Glossina	Wiedmann 1830

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.

G. Glossina Wiedmann 1830

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†Glossina oligocenus Scudder 1892

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Invalid names: Glossina veterna Cockerell 1916 [synonym]

†Glossina osborni Cockerell 1909

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Invalid names: Glossina armatipes Cockerell 1917 [synonym]

†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

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Chadronian	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Colorado)	G. oligocena (106381 124680) G. oligocena, G. osborni (114150) G. veterna, G. armatipes (122977) Paloestrus oligocenus (106384)