Cercopithecoidea

…In the broad sense, it refers to the Cercopithecidae family, and in the narrow sense, to the Cercopithecinae subfamily when contrasted with the Colobinae subfamily, and to the Cercopithecinae genus (guenons). The superfamily Cercopithecoidea is a taxonomic group that refers to the so-called Old World monkeys (= Catarrhini), and together with the superfamily Capuchinoidea and Hominoidea, it constitutes the suborder Anthropoidea. It is made up of one family, Cercopithecidae, which is divided into the subfamily Cercopithecinae and the subfamily Colobinae. …

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

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…広義にはオナガザル科を，コロブス亜科と対比させるときにはオナガザル亜科を，また狭義にはオナガザル属(グエノン)を指す。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。…

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