Babia tetraspilota, the western babia, is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Babia tetraspilota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Babia
Species:
B. tetraspilota
Binomial name
Babia tetraspilota
J. L. LeConte, 1858

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Babia tetraspilota:

  • Babia tetraspilota tenuis Schaeffer, 1933
  • Babia tetraspilota tetraspilota J. L. LeConte, 1858
  • Babia tetraspilota texana Schaeffer, 1933

References

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  1. ^ "Babia tetraspilota Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Babia tetraspilota". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.