Babia (beetle)

The genus Babia comprises a number of species of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated within a subfamily Clytrinae. The number of species in the genus is at least 12, but as there are almost as many described members which are subspecies (a rank which is not universally accepted), this number may be greater in some classifications.

Babia
Babia quadriguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cryptocephalinae
Tribe:	Clytrini
Genus:	Babia Chevrolat, 1836
Species
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Species

These two species belong to the genus Babia:

• Babia quadriguttata (Olivier, 1791) ^{i c g b} (eastern babia)
• Babia tetraspilota J. L. LeConte, 1858 ^{i c g b} (western babia)

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]