Cheirogaleus É. Geoffroy, 1812 . Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 19:172.

TYPE SPECIES: Cheirogaleus major É. Geoffroy, 1812; fixed by Elliot (1907b:548).

SYNONYMS: Altililemur, Cebugale, Mioxocebus, Myspithecus, Opolemur .

COMMENTS: Revised by Petter et al. (1977:27-79).