Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus 1766)

[Simia] belzebul Linnaeus 1766, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 37.

Type Locality: Brazil, Pará, Rio Capim.

Vernacular Names: Red-handed Howler.

Synonyms: Alouatta beelzebub (Bechstein 1800); Alouatta discolor (Spix 1823); Alouatta flavimanus (Bates 1863); Alouatta mexianae (Hagmann 1908); Alouatta rufimanus (Kuhl 1820); Alouatta tapojozensis Lönnberg 1941; Alouatta ululata Elliot 1912 .

Distribution: N Brazil (mainly south of Lower Amazon, east of Rio Madeira); Mexiana Isl (Brazil); in Pará Prov. (Brazil), north of Amazon.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Critically Endangered as A. b. ululata, otherwise Lower Risk (lc) as A. belezebul (sic).

Discussion: A. seniculus species group. Does not include nigerrima (Groves, 2001 c).