Callitrichinae Gray 1821

Callitrichinae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 298.

Synonyms: Callithricidae Thomas 1903; Callitrichidae Napier and Napier 1967; Hapalidae Wagner 1840 .

Genera: 4 genera with 43 species:

Genus Callimico Miranda-Ribeiro 1912 (1 species)

Genus Callithrix Erxleben 1777 (21 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Leontopithecus Lesson 1844 (4 species)

Genus Saguinus Hoffmannsegg 1807 (17 species with 21 subspecies)

Discussion: Retained as a full family by McKenna and Bell (1997) and Rylands et al. (2000). Goodman et al. (1998) divided the subfamily into subtribes Saguinina, Leontopithecina, Callimiconina and Callitrichina. Groves (2001 c:126-7) argued that the correct name for the family/subfamily is Hapalidae /Hapalinae, but this was discussed by Brandon-Jones and Groves (2002), who found that the argument was insecure and re-established Callitrichidae .