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Syntomini
Tribe of moths
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.[1]
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
References
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