Capuchin superfamily - Capuchin superfamily

Japanese: オマキザル上科 - おまきざるじょうか

…the name is a general term for the New World monkeys of the genus Cebus , family Capuchin, order Primates, but is also used as a general term for the superfamily Ceboidea, and the family Cebidae, excluding the family Marmonidae. Capuchin monkeys are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, and are highly intelligent monkeys comparable to apes.

From [True Monkeys]

...A general term for mammals belonging to the Anthropoidea suborder of the order Primates. It includes the Capuchin superfamily, Cercopithecinoid superfamily, and Hominoid superfamily, and divides the order Primates into two groups, along with the Prosimians. Modern-day Anthropoids are found in Central and South America. Night monkey All but one species are diurnal and live in groups in trees, and through this lifestyle they have acquired the morphological and behavioral characteristics that are commonly referred to as monkey-like.

From [New World Monkeys]

…A general term for monkeys belonging to the superfamily Ceboidea in the order Primates. They are also called Platyrrhinini because of the wide spacing between their nostrils.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Capuchin superfamily" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…霊長目オマキザル科オマキザル属Cebusに属する新世界ザルの総称であるが，オマキザル上科Ceboideaの，またその中からキヌザル科を除いたオマキザル科Cebidaeの総称としても使用される。オマキザル属は中南米の森林に広く分布し，類人猿にも比すべき高い知能をもったサルたちである。…

【真猿類】より

…霊長目真猿亜目Anthropoideaに属する哺乳類の総称。オマキザル上科，オナガザル上科，ヒト上科を含み，原猿類とともに霊長目を二分する。現生の真猿類は中南米のヨザル種を除いてすべて昼行性で，樹上での集団生活を基本とし，この生活様式を通じて，形態上行動上のいわゆるサルらしさを獲得するに至った。…