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Trypanosomes are divided into two categories depending upon their lifecycle:
 
Trypanosomes are divided into two categories depending upon their lifecycle:
'''Stercorarian trypanosomes''' develop within an '''insect'' vector and are transmitted to mammals in the faeces of the vector.  
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'''Stercorarian trypanosomes''' develop within an '''insect''' vector and are transmitted to mammals in the faeces of the vector.  
    
'''Salivarian''' trypanosomes develop within '''[[Glossinidae | tsetse flies]]''' and mammals are infected through their bites.
 
'''Salivarian''' trypanosomes develop within '''[[Glossinidae | tsetse flies]]''' and mammals are infected through their bites.
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