Order Primates
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
111
184
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Saimiriinae Miller 1812
Saimiriinae Miller 1812
,
Bull.
U. S.
Natl. Mus., 79: 380
.
Synonyms:
Chrysotrichinae Cabrera 1900
.
Genera:
1 genus with 5 species:
Genus
Saimiri
Voigt 1831
(5 species with 8 subspecies)
Discussion:
Goodman et al. (1998) reduced the subfamily to a tribe of
Cebinae
.
Groves (2001
c
)
pointed out that the name is antedated by Chrysotrichinae Cabrera, 1900, and
Brandon-Jones and Groves (2002)
agreed, but considered that it would be preferable not to upset "prevailing usage" (Art. 40.2.1; International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature, 1999
).