The Syntomini are a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. The tribe was erected by

Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). ...

in 1846.

Taxonomy

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

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

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

Genera

The following genera are included in the tribe. *''

Amata According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus over ...

'' Fabricius, 1807 *''

Anapisa ''Anapisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1952. Species * ''Anapisa cleta'' (Plötz, 1880) * ''Anapisa connexa'' (Walker, 1854) * ''Anapisa crenophylax'' (Holland, 1893) * ''Anapisa dufranei'' Kir ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''

Apisa ''Apisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * '' Apisa alberici'' Dufrane, 1945 * '' Apisa arabica'' Warnecke, 1934 * '' Apisa canescens'' Walker, 1855 * '' Apisa cinereocostata'' Holland, 1893 * '' Apisa fontainei'' Kiriakoff ...

'' Walker, 1855 *''

Auriculoceryx ''Auriculoceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1988. Species *''Auriculoceryx basalis'' (Walker,

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*''Auriculoceryx kannegieteri'' (Rothschild, 1910) *''Auriculoceryx pterodactyliformis'' ( ...

'' Holloway, 1988 *'' Automolis'' Hübner, 1819 *''

Balacra ''Balacra'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth g ...

'' Walker, 1856 *'' Bergeria'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *'' Cacosoma'' (Boisduval, 1847) *'' Caeneressa'' Obraztsov, 1957 *''

Ceryx In Greek mythology, Ceryx ( grc, Κῆρυξ ''Kērux'', literally "herald") was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Hermes by either the princesses, Pandrosus or Agraulus. Mythology Ceryx was, like his father, a messenger. B ...

'' Wallengren, 1863 *'' Dysauxes'' Hübner,

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Eressa ''Eressa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth gr ...

'' Walker, 1854 *'' Gippius'' Walker, 1855 *''

Hippurarctia ''Hippurarctia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximat ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1953 *'' Meganaclia'' Aurivillius, 1892 *''

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'' Walker, 1854 *''

Melisoides ''Melisoides'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains only one species, ''Melisoides lobata'', which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) o ...

'' Strand, 1912 *'' Metamicroptera'' Hulstaert, 1923 *'' Metarctia'' Walker, 1855 *'' Microbergeria'' Kiriakoff, 1972 *''

Nacliodes ''Nacliodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species ''Nacliodes microsippia'', which is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Uganda }), is a landlocked c ...

'' Strand, 1912 *'' Neobalacra'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *'' Neophemula'' Kiriakoff, 1957 *''

Oligamatites ''Oligamatites'' is an extinct genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species ''Oligamatites martynovi'' dated to the Upper Oligocene, which was described from Kazakhstan. Both the genus and species were described by N ...

'' 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

Arctiinae Moth tribes {{Syntomini-stub