| Cheracebus | |
|---|---|
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| Black titi (Cheracebus lugens) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Subfamily: | Callicebinae |
| Genus: | Cheracebus Byrneet al., 2016[1] |
| Type species | |
| Simia lugens Humboldt, 1811 | |
| Species | |
Cheracebus lucifer | |
Cheracebus is one of threegenera oftiti monkeys. Monkeys in this genus, particularly thetype speciesCheracebus lugens, are sometimes referred to as widow titi monkeys.[1]
Historically, titis were monogeneric, comprising only the genusCallicebusThomas, 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 subfamilyCallicebinae;CheracebusByrne et al., 2016 for the species of thetorquatus group (Widow titis);PlecturocebusByrne et al., 2016 for the Amazonian and Chaco titis of themoloch anddonacophilus groups; andCallicebusThomas, 1903sensu stricto, for species of the Atlantic Forestpersonatus group.[1]
Cheracebus is derived from the Latinchera (from the Greekχηρα) meaning widow andcebus (from the Greekκῆβος) meaning long tailed monkey.[1]
There are 5 species in this genus:
