Colobinae Jerdon 1867

Colobinae Jerdon 1867, Mammals of India: 3.

Synonyms: Presbytinae Gray 1825; Semnopithecinae Owen 1843 .

Genera: 10 genera with 59 species:

Genus Colobus Illiger 1811 (5 species with 15 subspecies)

Genus Nasalis E. Geoffroy 1812 (1 species)

Genus Piliocolobus Rochebrune 1877 (9 species with 11 subspecies)

Genus Presbytis Eschscholtz 1821 (11 species with 26 subspecies)

Genus Procolobus Rochebrune 1877 (1 species)

Genus Pygathrix E. Geoffroy 1812 (3 species)

Genus Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards 1872 (4 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Semnopithecus Desmarest 1822 (7 species)

Genus Simias Miller 1903 (1 species)

Genus Trachypithecus Reichenbach 1862 (17 species with 28 subspecies)

Discussion: Separated provisionally as a full family (Colobidae) by Groves (1989); a subfamily of Cercopithecidae according to Groves (2001 c). On the name of this subfamily, see Delson (1976), and Brandon-Jones (1978). Divided into two tribes, Colobini (African taxa) and Presbytini (Asian taxa) by McKenna and Bell (1997).