Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840 . Spec. Mamm. Bim. Quadrum., 1844:184, 200.

TYPE SPECIES: Leontopithecus marikina Lesson, 1840 (= Simia rosolia Linnaeus, 1766).

SYNONYMS: Leontideus, Leontocebus .

COMMENTS: For synonyms see Hershkovitz (1977:807-808).