Syntomini

The Syntomini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846.

Taxonomy
The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae.

The wingspan of a Syntomini is about 11-14 millimeters. Their abdomen can either be completely yellow or be black with a band of yellow around it.

Genera
The following genera are included in the tribe.


 * Amata Fabricius, 1807
 * Anapisa Kiriakoff, 1952
 * Apisa Walker, 1855
 * Auriculoceryx Holloway, 1988
 * Automolis Hübner, 1819
 * Balacra Walker, 1856
 * Bergeria Kiriakoff, 1952
 * Cacosoma (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Caeneressa Obraztsov, 1957
 * Ceryx Wallengren, 1863
 * Dysauxes Hübner, [1819]
 * Eressa Walker, 1854
 * Gippius Walker, 1855
 * Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
 * Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892
 * Melisa Walker, 1854
 * Melisoides Strand, 1912
 * Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 1923
 * Metarctia Walker, 1855
 * Microbergeria Kiriakoff, 1972
 * Nacliodes Strand, 1912
 * Neobalacra Kiriakoff, 1952
 * Neophemula Kiriakoff, 1957
 * Oligamatites Kusnetzov, 1928
 * Owambarctia Kiriakoff, 1957
 * Paramelisa Aurivillius, 1906
 * Pseudmelisa Hampson, 1910
 * Pseudodiptera Kaye, 1918
 * Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 1945
 * Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
 * Streptophlebia Hampson, 1898
 * Syntomoides Hampson, 1893
 * Thyretes Boisduval, 1847
 * Trichaetoides Holloway, 1988