 
  | Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Thyretina (subtribe)/ Mecistorhabdia (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Kiriakoff, 1953 | 
| Citation: | Mecistorhabdia gen. nov. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type genus: Metarctia haematoessa Holland, 1893. Psyche 6: 396. By originat designation and monotypy. | 
| Publication: | Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). | 
| Journal: | Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Tervuren, in-8°, Zoologie | 
| Volume: | 26 | 
| Issue: | |
| Pagination: | 29 | 
 
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecistorhabdia burgessi Kiriakoff, 1957 | Kiriakoff, 1957 | species | Accepted | Mecistorhabdia burgessi | |
| Mecistorhabdia haematoessa (Holland, 1893) | (Holland, 1893) | species | Accepted | Metarctia haematoessa | |
| Mecistorhabdia sulaki Ignatev, Grzywacz & Przybyłowicz, 2020 | Ignatev, Grzywacz & Przybyłowicz, 2020 | species | Accepted | Mecistorhabdia sulaki |