Hylobates Illiger, 1811 . Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium., p. 67.

TYPE SPECIES: Homo lar Linnaeus, 1771 .

SYNONYMS: Brachiopithecus, Brachitanytes, Bunopithecus, Cheiron, Hoolock, Loratus, Methylobates, Nomascus, Siamanga, Symphalangus .

COMMENTS: Includes Symphalangus, see Anderson (1967:175); and Nomascus, see Corbet and Hill (1980:91). Revised by Groves (1972b). Reviewed by Marshall and Marshall (1976).