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HI John

I have had a good discussion with a knowledgeable friend who lives in the area and he has it on good authority that only 2 species of Tsetse fly is known for the specific area where I collected the specimen namely G brevipalpis (fusca group) and G austeni (morsitans group). In fact it is clear that these are the only 2 species of Tsetse fly recorded in Zululand, northern KZN, today.

See here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6238674/pdf/OJVR-83-1172.pdf

This would pretty much confirm the specimen as G brevipalpis as you suggested as G austeni falls out immediately on the squamal fringe criteria and absence of large setae below the wing insertion point.

Cheers

Philip