Tytthaspis
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Tytthaspis are a genus of ladybird beetles. They have comb-like structures on their mandible
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The genus contains two subgenera (Barovskia and Tytthaspis) and the following species:
Mandible (arthropod)
thumb|250px|The mandibles of a [[Bull ant]]The mandible of an arthropod is either of a pair of mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. Mandibles are present in the extant subphyla Myriapoda , Crustacea and Hexapoda...
s with which they gather fungal spore
Spore
In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many bacteria, plants, algae, fungi and some protozoa. According to scientist Dr...
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The genus contains two subgenera (Barovskia and Tytthaspis) and the following species:
- Tytthaspis gebleri (=Tytthaspis lineola)
- Tytthaspis phalerata
- Tytthaspis sedecimguttata
- Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (=Tytthaspis 16-punctata)
- Tytthaspis 19-guttata
- Tytthaspis trilineata (see Coccinella nigrovittata)
- Tytthaspis univittata (see Pseudoverania univittata)