Syntomini Explained

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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Przybyłowicz. Łukasz. Morek. Witold. Byun. Bong-Kyu. September 2016. Taxonomic review of the tribe Syntomini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. en. 19. 3. 785–791. 10.1016/j.aspen.2016.07.010.