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Pages in category "Insects of Tanzania" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aborolabis tanzanica;
East Africa. This category is for articles about insects found in East Africa which, for the purpose of this category, is defined as Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti ...
Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. [2] [3] Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred to as a ...
Tsetse flies are members of the order Diptera, the true flies. They belong to the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, in which the tsetse's family, the Glossinidae, is one of four families of blood-feeding obligate parasites. Up to 34 species and subspecies of tsetse flies are recognized, depending on the particular classification used.
Tanzania’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.
Platymeris biguttatus or two-spotted assassin bug is a venomous predatory true bug of west and southwest African origin ranging in size from 10–40 mm. [1] As a true bug of the order hemiptera, it has needle like mouth parts designed for sucking juices out of plants or other insects instead of chewing.
Insects of Tanzania (1 C, 179 P) U. Insects of Uganda (1 C, 186 P) Pages in category "Insects of Africa" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total.
Temperatures recorded at Zanzibar town show a maximum of 33 °C (91 °F) recorded in March and minimum of 23 °C (73 °F) from July to September. Annual rainfall is 1,360 millimetres (54 in); it peaks in April and May at 310 and 290 millimetres (12 and 11 in), respectively, drops to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in July and August, and recovers to ...