GLOSSINA

(Lat.), n. f. Glo2s(glos)-si(se)'na3. From y\S><r<ra., the tongue. Fr., glo ine. A genus of the Muscidw havirg short antennae and one or two joints to the palpi. The typical species is found in Guinea and the Congo Free State. [L, 41 (a, 21).] G. iiinr-,ii mis. A species found in Central Africa, where it is called zimb or tsetse. Its attacks upon man are so dreaded as to prevent exploration of regions in which it occurs, and are fatal to the horse and ox. [G; o, 24.] [s. 202]