Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids, a group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa under the phylum Euglenozoa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek trypano- and soma because of thei
Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Females parasitize land vertebrates, including humans, bi
Trypanosoma
…T. congolense, which causes nagana in ruminant livestock, horses and a wide range of wildlife T. equinum, in South American horses, transmitted via Tabanidae, T. everetti, in birds…
Horse fly Tabanus 2
Head of Tabanus atratus showing large compound eyes, short antennae (between and below the eyes) and stout feeding apparatus
A horse fly, Tabanus eggeri, France
Horse flies Haematopota pluvialis feeding on a horse's head