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