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 wither be completely yellow or be black with a band of yellow around it.[1]
Genera
The following genera are included in the tribe.
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Amata Fabricius, 1807
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Anapisa Kiriakoff, 1952
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Apisa Walker, 1855
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Auriculoceryx Holloway, 1988
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Automolis Hübner, 1819
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Balacra Walker, 1856
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Bergeria Kiriakoff, 1952
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Cacosoma (Boisduval, 1847)
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Caeneressa Obraztsov, 1957
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Ceryx Wallengren, 1863
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Dysauxes Hübner, [1819]
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Eressa Walker, 1854
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Gippius Walker, 1855
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Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
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Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892
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Melisa Walker, 1854
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Melisoides Strand, 1912
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Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 1923
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Metarctia Walker, 1855
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Microbergeria Kiriakoff, 1972
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Nacliodes Strand, 1912
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Neobalacra Kiriakoff, 1952
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Neophemula Kiriakoff, 1957
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Oligamatites Kusnetzov, 1928
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Owambarctia Kiriakoff, 1957
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Paramelisa Aurivillius, 1906
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Pseudmelisa Hampson, 1910
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Pseudodiptera Kaye, 1918
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Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 1945
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Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
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Streptophlebia Hampson, 1898
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Syntomoides Hampson, 1893
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Thyretes Boisduval, 1847
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Trichaetoides Holloway, 1988
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