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{{Short description|Genus of moths}}
{{Taxobox
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Almonia
| authority = [[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Walker]], 1866
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Crambidae]]
| genus = '''''Almonia'''''
| genus_authority = Walker, 1866
| synonyms =
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'''''Almonia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[moth]]s of the [[Crambidae]] family.
'''''Almonia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[moth]]s of the family [[Crambidae]].


==Classification==
==Classification==
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of (butterflies and moths).<ref>[http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Crambidae_Family.asp ZipCodeZoo: Family Crambidae]</ref> They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly colored and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of (butterflies and moths).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Crambidae_Family.asp |title=Family Crambidae |publisher=ZipCodeZoo |access-date=2011-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607010041/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Crambidae_Family.asp |archive-date=2012-06-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly colored and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.


In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the ears called the praecinctorium, which joins two tympanic membranes in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. It would seem to be a matter of personal opinion (therefore not susceptible to definitive decision) whether this distinction merits division into two families, or whether the common presence of ventrally-located ears should unify them into one family. The latest review by Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=B9rdQ1gHuAAC&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234&dq=Munroe+%26+Solis&source=bl&ots=gswUx4D98i&sig=q1yd8Ri2KxheLM9pXURuhJ5ITD0&hl=en&ei=phY1SsrwK4SHtge4y4j5Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2 Munroe, E., & Solis, M.A. (1999). "The Pyraloidea" in ''Lepidoptera: Moths & Butterflies'' by N.P. Kristensen. 233-256.]</ref>
In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the [[Pyralidae]] or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the ears called the praecinctorium, which joins two [[tympanic membrane]]s in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. It would seem to be a matter of personal opinion (therefore not susceptible to definitive decision) whether this distinction merits division into two families, or whether the common presence of ventrally-located ears should unify them into one family. The latest review by Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9rdQ1gHuAAC&q=Munroe+%26+Solis&pg=PA234 |title=Munroe, E., & Solis, M.A. (1999). "The Pyraloidea" in ''Lepidoptera: Moths & Butterflies'' by N.P. Kristensen. 233-256 |date= 3 December 1998|isbn=9783110157048 |access-date=2011-10-11|last1=Kükenthal |first1=Willy }}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
* ''[[Almonia onustalis]]'' <small>Walker, [1866]</small><ref>[http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx global Pyraloidea database]</ref>
* ''[[Almonia atratalis]]'' <small>Rothschild, 1915</small>
* ''[[Almonia truncatalis]]'' <small>Walker, [1866]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |access-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref>


==Former species==
==Former species==
* ''[[Almonia cristata]]'' <small>(Hampson, 1891)</small>
Three other species were recognized<ref>[http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Almonia_Genus.asp ZipCodeZoo: Genus Almonia]</ref>
* ''Almonia cristata''
* ''[[Almonia lobipennis]]'' <small>(Moore, 1886)</small>
* ''Almonia lobipennis''
* ''Almonia truncatalis''


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Acentropinae]]
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Almonia}}


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{{Acentropinae-stub}}


[[Category:Crambidae genera]]
[[pt:Almonia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)]]
[[vi:Almonia]]
[[Category:Taxa described in 1866]]


{{Crambidae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 08:52, 18 September 2024

Almonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Almonia
Walker, 1866

Almonia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

Classification

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The Crambidae are the grass moth family of (butterflies and moths).[1] They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly colored and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the ears called the praecinctorium, which joins two tympanic membranes in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. It would seem to be a matter of personal opinion (therefore not susceptible to definitive decision) whether this distinction merits division into two families, or whether the common presence of ventrally-located ears should unify them into one family. The latest review by Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family.[2]

Species

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Former species

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References

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  1. ^ "Family Crambidae". ZipCodeZoo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Kükenthal, Willy (3 December 1998). Munroe, E., & Solis, M.A. (1999). "The Pyraloidea" in Lepidoptera: Moths & Butterflies by N.P. Kristensen. 233-256. ISBN 9783110157048. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  3. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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  • Data related to Almonia at Wikispecies