Insect-vectors
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Glossinidae
tsetse flies
Glossinidae is the fly family commonly called tsetse flies. Its members are placed in the genus Glossina and are native to sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are unusual among flies because the female nourishes a developing larva internally and deposits it when it is ready to pupate. Both females and males take blood meals, and some Glossina species transmit trypanosomes that cause disease in people or other animals.
Liviidae
plant lice, psyllids, jumping plant-lice
Liviidae is a family of plant-parasitic hemipterans commonly known as plant lice or jumping plant-lice. The family comprises more than 20 genera and approximately 370 described species worldwide. Members are characterized by their ability to jump and their association with vascular plants as phloem-feeders. The family includes significant agricultural pests, most notably Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid), the primary vector of citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing). Liviidae was formerly treated as Triozidae, and recent taxonomic revisions recognize three monophyletic subfamilies: Euphyllurinae, Liviinae, and the monotypic Neophyllurinae.