The Syntomini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846.
| Syntomini | |
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| Amata phegea, the nine-spotted moth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Syntomini Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 |
Taxonomy
editThe 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
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ 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. 19 (3): 785–791. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.07.010.