Cercopithecinae

Japanese: Cercopithecinae
Cercopithecinae

…The superfamily Cercopithecoidea is a taxonomic group that refers to the so-called Old World monkeys (i.e. Catarrhini), and together with the superfamily Capuchinoidea and Hominoidea, constitute the suborder Anthropoidea. It is made up of one family, Cercopithecidae, which is divided into the subfamily Cercopithecinae and the subfamily Colobinae. One genus in the Cercopithecinae subfamily is the genus Cercopithecus , which is found in Africa. …

From [Old World Monkeys]

…these monkeys live in the former continents of Africa and Asia. They are classified in the primate order Cercopithecidae, which is further divided into two subfamilies: Cercopithecinae and Colobinae. The former includes macaques, mangabeys, baboons, and guenons, while the latter includes colobus monkeys and langurs.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cercopithecinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オナガザル上科Cercopithecoideaはいわゆる旧世界ザル(=狭鼻猿類)を指す分類群で,オマキザル上科およびヒト上科とともに真猿亜目を構成する。オナガザル科Cercopithecidae1科よりなり,オナガザル亜科Cercopithecinaeとコロブス亜科Colobinaeに分けられる。オナガザル亜科の1属にオナガザル属Cercopithecusがありアフリカに分布する。…

【旧世界ザル】より

…アフリカ,アジアの旧大陸に生息するサル類を指す。これらは霊長目オナガザル科Cercopithecidaeに分類され,さらにオナガザル亜科Cercopithecinae,コロブス亜科Colobinaeに二大別される。前者にはマカック類,マンガベイ類,ヒヒ類,グエノン類などが,後者にはコロブスモンキー類,ラングール類などが含まれる。…

※「Cercopithecinae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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