| Cheracebus | |
|---|---|
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| Black titi (Cheracebus lugens) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Subfamily: | Callicebinae |
| Genus: | Cheracebus Byrne et al., 2016 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Simia lugens Humboldt, 1811 | |
| Species | |
Cheracebus lucifer | |
Cheracebus is one of three genera of titi monkeys. Monkeys in this genus, particularly the type species Cheracebus lugens , are sometimes referred to as widow titi monkeys. [1]
Historically, titis were monogeneric, comprising only the genus CallicebusThomas, 1903. Owing to the great diversity found across titi monkey species, a new genus-level taxonomy was recently proposed that recognises three genera within the subfamily Callicebinae; CheracebusByrne et al., 2016 for the species of the torquatus group (Widow titis); Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016 for the Amazonian and Chaco titis of the moloch and donacophilus groups; and Callicebus Thomas, 1903sensu stricto, for species of the Atlantic Forest personatus group. [1]
Cheracebus is derived from the Latin chera (from the Greek χηρα) meaning widow and cebus (from the Greek κῆβος) meaning long tailed monkey. [1]
