Callithrix Erxleben, 1777 . Syst. Regni Anim., p. 55.

TYPE SPECIES: Simia jacchus Linnaeus, 1758 .

SYNONYMS: Anthopithecus, Arctopithecus, Cebuella, Hapale, Jacchus, Liocephalus, Mico, Micoella, Middas, Ouistitis.

COMMENTS: Includes Mico, see Cabrera (1958:185); and Cebuella, see Groves (1989:110-115).