Almita
Landry, 1995
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1Almita is a of crambid described by Bernard Landry in 1995. The genus contains two known : A. portalia and A. texana, both described in the same publication. It belongs to the Crambidae, a large group of pyraloid moths commonly known as grass moths. Very little is known about the or of this genus.
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How to pronounce Almita: //ælˈmiːtə//
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Distribution
Known from the southwestern United States and Mexico based on the specific epithets of its two described (portalia from Portal, Arizona; texana from Texas).
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Etymology
The epithet 'portalia' refers to the type locality in Portal, Arizona. The epithet 'texana' refers to Texas.
Taxonomic History
Both were described simultaneously by Bernard Landry in 1995, establishing this as a recently recognized within Crambidae.