Syntomini
# 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
