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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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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 | |
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. |
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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>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=B9rdQ1gHuAAC& |
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>{{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> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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* ''[[Almonia atratalis]]'' <small>Rothschild, 1915</small> |
* ''[[Almonia atratalis]]'' <small>Rothschild, 1915</small> |
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* ''[[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 | |
* ''[[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> |
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==Former species== |
==Former species== |
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Almonia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Classification
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
- Almonia atratalis Rothschild, 1915
- Almonia truncatalis Walker, [1866][3]
Former species
- Almonia cristata (Hampson, 1891)
- Almonia lobipennis (Moore, 1886)
References
- ^ "Family Crambidae". ZipCodeZoo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.