The Syntomini are a tribe of tiger 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 former subfamily Ctenuchinae of the former family Arctiidae.
The wingspan of a typical syntomine is about 11-14 millimeters. Their abdomen is commonly either completely yellow, or black with one or more bands of yellow.
Genera
The following genera are included in the tribe.
- Amata <small>Fabricius, 1807 [=*Syntomis <small>Ochsenheimer, 1808</small> type genus]</small>
- Anapisa <small>Kiriakoff, 1952</small>
- Apisa <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Auriculoceryx <small>Holloway, 1988</small>
- Automolis <small>Hübner, 1819</small>
- Balacra <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Bergeria <small>Kiriakoff, 1952</small>
- Cacosoma <small>(Boisduval, 1847)</small>
- Caeneressa <small>Obraztsov, 1957</small>
- Ceryx <small>Wallengren, 1863</small>
- Dubianaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Dysauxes <small>Hübner, [1819]</small>
- Eressa <small>Walker, 1854</small>
- Fletcherinia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Gippius <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Hippurarctia <small>Kiriakoff, 1953</small>
- Maculonaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Meganaclia <small>Aurivillius, 1892</small>
- Melanonaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Melisa <small>Walker, 1854</small>
- Melisoides <small>Strand, 1912</small>
- Metamicroptera <small>Hulstaert, 1923</small>
- Metarctia <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Microbergeria <small>Kiriakoff, 1972</small>
- Micronaclia <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Nacliodes <small>Strand, 1912</small>
- Neobalacra <small>Kiriakoff, 1952</small>
- Neophemula <small>Kiriakoff, 1957</small>
- Oligamatites <small>Kusnetzov, 1928</small>
- Owambarctia <small>Kiriakoff, 1957</small>
- Paramelisa <small>Aurivillius, 1906</small>
- Pseudmelisa <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
- Pseudodiptera <small>Kaye, 1918</small>
- Pseudonaclia <small>Butler, 1876</small>
- Pseudothyretes <small>Dufrane, 1945</small>
- Rhipidarctia <small>Kiriakoff, 1953</small>
- Soganaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Stictonaclia <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Streptophlebia <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Syntomoides <small>Hampson, 1893</small>
- Tenuinaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Thyrosticta <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Thyretes <small>Boisduval, 1847</small>
- Toulgoetinaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Trichaetoides <small>Holloway, 1988</small>
- Tritonaclia <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Tsarafidynia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Tsirananaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Vadonaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small>
- Vitronaclia <small>Griveaud, 1964</small> (may be a synonym of Amata)
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