''Saxinis saucia'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of case-bearing leaf beetle in the

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Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

. It is found in

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and

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Subspecies

These nine subspecies belong to the species ''Saxinis saucia'': * ''Saxinis saucia bisignata'' (Walker in Lord, 1866) * ''Saxinis saucia californica'' Schaeffer, 1906 * ''Saxinis saucia immaculata'' Moldenke, 1970 * ''Saxinis saucia inyoensis'' Moldenke, 1970 * ''Saxinis saucia kaibabiae'' Moldenke, 1970 * ''Saxinis saucia monoensis'' Moldenke, 1970 * ''Saxinis saucia propinqua'' Jacoby, 1878 * ''Saxinis saucia saucia'' J. L. LeConte, 1857 * ''Saxinis saucia speculifera'' Horn, 1892

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* Clytrini Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1857 Beetles of Central America Beetles of North America Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte {{Cryptocephalinae-stub

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