The Syntomini are a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by

Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths ( Lepidoptera ...

in 1846.

Taxonomy

The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily

Ctenuchinae The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp mot ...

of the family

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

. 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.

Genera

The following genera are included in the tribe. *''

Amata According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus over ...

'' Fabricius, 1807 *'' Anapisa'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''

Apisa ''Apisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * '' Apisa alberici'' Dufrane, 1945 * '' Apisa arabica'' Warnecke, 1934 * ''Apisa canescens'' Walker, 1855 * '' Apisa cinereocostata'' Holland, 1893 * '' Apisa fontainei'' Kiriakoff, ...

'' Walker, 1855 *''

Auriculoceryx ''Auriculoceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1988. Species *''Auriculoceryx basalis'' (Walker, 865 *''Auriculoceryx kannegieteri'' (Rothschild, 1910) *''Auriculoceryx pterodactyliformis'' (Holl ...

'' Holloway, 1988 *''

Automolis ''Automolis'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species * ''Automolis aurantiifusa'' (Rothschild, 1913) * ''Automolis bicolora'' (Walker, 1856) * ''Automolis crassa'' (Felder, 1874) * ''Automolis fulig ...

'' Hübner, 1819 *''

Balacra ''Balacra'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Balacra affinis'' Rothschild, 1910 * ''Balacra alberici'' (Dufrane, 1945) * ''Balacra aurivilliusi'' Kiriakoff, 1957 * ''Balacra basilewskyi'' Kiriakoff, 1953 * ''Balacra bates ...

'' Walker, 1856 *''

Bergeria ''Bergeria'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Kiriakoff in 1952. Species * ''Bergeria bourgognei'' Kiriakoff, 1952 * ''Bergeria haematochrysa'' Kiriakoff, 1952 * ''Bergeria octava'' Kiriakoff, 1961 * ''Bergeria ornata'' Kiri ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''

Cacosoma ''Cacosoma'' is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, ''Cacosoma gnatula'', which is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in A ...

'' (Boisduval, 1847) *''

Caeneressa ''Caeneressa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species *''Caeneressa albifrons'' (Moore, 1878) *'' Caeneressa alikangiensis'' (Strand, 1915) *''Caeneressa annosa'' (Walker, 1859) *''Caeneressa brithyris'' (Druce, 1898) *''Caeneressa ...

'' Obraztsov, 1957 *''

Ceryx In Greek mythology, Ceryx ( grc, Κῆρυξ ''Kērux'', literally "herald") was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Hermes by either the princesses, Pandrosus or Agraulus. Mythology Ceryx was, like his father, a messenger. B ...

'' Wallengren, 1863 *''

Dysauxes ''Dysauxes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *Subgenus ''Dysauxes'' **''Dysauxes ancilla'' (Linnaeus, 1767) **''Dysauxes famula'' (Freyer, 1836) **''Dysauxes fraterna'' Ignatyev ...

'' Hübner,

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/small> *'' Eressa'' Walker, 1854 *'' Gippius'' Walker, 1855 *''

Hippurarctia ''Hippurarctia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximat ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1953 *''

Meganaclia ''Meganaclia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Meganaclia sippia ''Meganaclia sippia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Plötz, Plötz in 1880. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, ...

'' Aurivillius, 1892 *''

Melisa MELISA (Memory Lymphocyte Immunostimulation Assay) is a blood test that detects type IV hypersensitivity to metals, chemicals, environmental toxins and molds. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions, particularly to nickel, are well established and ma ...

'' Walker, 1854 *''

Melisoides ''Melisoides'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains only one species, ''Melisoides lobata'', which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) o ...

'' Strand, 1912 *''

Metamicroptera ''Metamicroptera'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Metamicroptera christophi'' Przybylowicz, 2005 * ''Metamicroptera rotundata ''Metamicroptera rotundata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gustaaf ...

'' Hulstaert, 1923 *''

Metarctia ''Metarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Species Taxonomy ''Collocaliodes'' was established as a subgenus of ''Metarctia''. References *Przybyłowi ...

'' Walker, 1855 *''

Microbergeria ''Microbergeria'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species ''Microbergeria luctuosa'', which is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (frenc ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1972 *'' Nacliodes'' Strand, 1912 *''

Neobalacra ''Metamicroptera'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macr ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''

Neophemula ''Neophemula'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromot ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1957 *'' Oligamatites'' Kusnetzov, 1928 *''

Owambarctia ''Owambarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * '' Owambarctia owamboensis'' Kiriakoff, 1957 * '' Owambarctia unipuncta'' Kiriakoff, 1973 References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Syntomini M ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1957 *''

Paramelisa ''Paramelisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromo ...

'' Aurivillius, 1906 *''

Pseudmelisa ''Pseudmelisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Pseudmelisa chalybsa'' Hampson, 1910 * ''Pseudmelisa demiavis'' Kaye, 1919 * ''Pseudmelisa rubrosignata'' Kiriakoff, 1957 References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera gen ...

'' Hampson, 1910 *''

Pseudodiptera ''Pseudodiptera'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macr ...

'' Kaye, 1918 *''

Pseudothyretes ''Pseudothyretes'' is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. Species *'' Pseudothyretes carnea'' (Hampson, 1898) *'' Pseudothyretes erubescens'' (Hampson, 1901) *'' Pseudothyretes kamitugensis'' (Dufrane, 1945) *'' Pseudothyretes mariae'' ...

'' Dufrane, 1945 *''

Rhipidarctia ''Rhipidarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species *''Rhipidarctia aurora'' Kiriakoff, 1957 *''Rhipidarctia cinctella'' (Kiriakoff, 1953) *''Rhipidarctia conradti'' (Oberthür, 1911) *''Rhipidarctia crameri'' Kiriakoff, 1961 * ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1953 *'' Streptophlebia'' Hampson, 1898 *''

Syntomoides ''Syntomoides'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1893. The genus is often confused with '' Ceryx'', because in 1898 Hampson used the name ''Ceryx'' for this moth, but there was already a genus ''Ceryx'' n ...

'' Hampson, 1893 *''

Thyretes ''Thyretes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Thyretes buettikeri'' Wiltshire, 1983 * ''Thyretes caffra'' Wallengren, 1863 * ''Thyretes cooremani'' Kiriakoff, 1953 * ''Thyretes hippotes'' Cramer, 1780 * ''Thyretes montana ...

'' Boisduval, 1847 *''

Trichaetoides ''Trichaetoides'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1988. Species *''Trichaetoides albifrontalis'' (Pagenstecher, 1885) *''Trichaetoides albiplaga'' (Walker, 1862) *''Trichaetoides apicalis'' (Walker ...

'' Holloway, 1988

References

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