Simia

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In his

Haplorhini of the Primates (while Lemur would be roughly equivalent to the Suborder Strepsirrhini
).

Homo, Lemur, and Vespertilio have survived as generic names, but Simia has not. All the species have since been moved to other genera, and in 1929, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled in its Opinion 114 that Simia be suppressed.[2] The genus Simias is distinct and remains valid, containing a single species, the pig-tailed langur (Simias concolor).

The original genus Simia came to include these species:

Modern genus Modern common name Original scientific name
Carlito Groves
and Shekelle, 2010
Philippine tarsier Simia syrichta
Linnaeus
, 1758
Callithrix Erxleben, 1777 Silvery marmoset Simia argentata
Linnaeus
, 1771
Common marmoset Simia jacchus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Lesson
, 1840
Golden lion tamarin Simia rosalia
Linnaeus
, 1766
Saguinus Hoffmannsegg
, 1807
Brown-mantled tamarin Simia leonina Humboldt, 1806[3]
Red-handed tamarin
Simia midas
Linnaeus
, 1758
Cotton-top tamarin Simia oedipus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Cebus Erxleben
, 1777
White-fronted capuchin Simia albifrons Humboldt, 1812
White-headed capuchin
Simia capucina
Linnaeus
, 1758
Tufted capuchin Simia apella
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia fatuellus
Linnaeus
, 1766
Voigt
, 1831
Common squirrel monkey Simia sciurea
Linnaeus
, 1758
Lacépède
, 1799
Red-handed howler Simia belzebul
Linnaeus
, 1766
Venezuelan red howler
Simia seniculus
Linnaeus
, 1766
, 1806 Red-faced spider monkey Simia paniscus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Lagothrix É. Geoffroy
, 1812
Brown woolly monkey
Simia lagotricha Humboldt, 1812
Pithecia Desmarest
, 1804
White-faced saki Simia pithecia
Linnaeus
, 1766
Lesson
, 1840
Black bearded saki Simia chiropotes Humboldt, 1812
Callicebus Thomas, 1903
Black titi
Simia lugens Humboldt, 1812?
Atlantic titi
Simia personatus É. Geoffroy, 1812
Chlorocebus Gray, 1870 Grivet Simia aethiops
Linnaeus
, 1758
Green monkey Simia sabacea
Linnaeus
, 1766
Linnaeus
, 1758
(named as a subsection of Simia)
Moustached guenon Simia cephus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Diana monkey Simia diana
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia faunus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Greater spot-nosed monkey Simia nictitans
Linnaeus
, 1766
Lacépède
, 1799
Crab-eating macaque Simia aygula
Linnaeus
, 1758
Barbary macaque ?Simia cynamolgos
Linnaeus
, 1758
?Simia cynomolgus
Linnaeus
, 1766
Simia inuus
Linnaeus
, 1766
Simia sylvanus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Southern pig-tailed macaque Simia nemestrina
Linnaeus
, 1766
Lion-tailed macaque Simia silenus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Toque macaque Simia sinica
Linnaeus
, 1771
Papio Erxleben
, 1777
Hamadryas baboon Simia hamadryas
Linnaeus
, 1758
Yellow baboon Simia cynocephalus
Linnaeus
, 1766
Mandrillus Ritgen, 1824 Mandrill Simia sphynx
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia maimon
Linnaeus
, 1766
Pygathrix É. Geoffroy
, 1812
Red-shanked douc Simia nemaeus
Linnaeus
, 1771
Lacépède
, 1799
Bornean orangutan Simia pygmaeus
Linnaeus
, 1760
Simia satyrus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Pan Oken, 1816
Common chimpanzee
Simia satyrus
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775
(unknown) Simia apedia
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia morta
Linnaeus
, 1758
Simia trepida
Linnaeus
, 1766
Simia veter
Linnaeus
, 1766

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved August 26, 2006.
  2. ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1929). "Opinion 114. Under suspension Simia, Simia satyrus and Pithecus are suppressed". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 73 (6): 25–26.
  3. . S. 642ff

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