Callitrichinae Gray 1821

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 129

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 .