''Tytthaspis'' are a genus of
ladybird
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
beetles. They have comb-like structures on their
mandibles with which they gather fungal
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
s.
[A.F.G.Dixon. Insect Predator-Prey Dynamics: Ladybird Beetles and Biological Control.Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005]
The genus contains two subgenera (''Barovskia'' and ''Tytthaspis'') and the following species:
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Tytthaspis gebleri'' (=''Tytthaspis lineola'')
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Tytthaspis phalerata
''Tytthaspis'' are a genus of Coccinellidae, ladybird beetles. They have comb-like structures on their mandible (arthropod), mandibles with which they gather fungal spores.A.F.G.Dixon. Insect Predator-Prey Dynamics: Ladybird Beetles and Biologic ...
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Tytthaspis sedecimguttata
''Tytthaspis'' are a genus of ladybird beetles. They have comb-like structures on their mandibles with which they gather fungal spores.A.F.G.Dixon. Insect Predator-Prey Dynamics: Ladybird Beetles and Biological Control.Cambridge Univ. Press, 20 ...
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Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata'' (=''Tytthaspis 16-punctata'')
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Tytthaspis 19-guttata''
*''Tytthaspis trilineata'' (see ''
Coccinella nigrovittata'')
*''Tytthaspis univittata'' (see ''
Pseudoverania univittata'')
References
Coccinellidae genera
Taxa named by George Robert Crotch
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