Antilopinae Gray 1821

Antilopinae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 307.

Genera: 15 genera with 38 species:

Genus Ammodorcas Thomas 1891 (1 species)

Genus Antidorcas Sundevall 1845 (1 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Antilope Pallas 1766 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Dorcatragus Noack 1894 (1 species)

Genus Eudorcas Fitzinger 1869 (3 species with 7 subspecies)

Genus Gazella de Blainville 1816 (10 species with 26 subspecies)

Genus Litocranius Kohl 1886 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Madoqua Ogilby 1836 (4 species with 11 subspecies)

Genus Nanger Lataste 1885 (3 species with 11 subspecies)

Genus Neotragus C. H. Smith 1827 (3 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Oreotragus A. Smith 1834 (1 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Ourebia Laurillard 1842 (1 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Procapra Hodgson 1846 (3 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Raphicerus C. H. Smith 1827 (3 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Saiga Gray 1843 (2 species with 2 subspecies)

Discussion: Antilopini includes Ammodorcas, Antidorcas, Antilope, Eudorcas, Gazella, Litocranius, Nanger, Procapra, and Saiga; Neotragini includes Dorcatragus, Madoqua, Neotragus, Oreotragus, Ourebia, and Raphicerus . Neotragini probably paraphyletic if not polyphyletic; Oreotragus and Neotragus distant from other genera, associated with Cephalophus or Aepyceros, respectively, in molecular phylogenies, according to Hassanin and Douzery (1999 b) and Matthee and Davis (2001). The latter regarded Antidorcas, Gazella, Litocranius, Madoqua, Ourebia and Raphicerus as members of a clade. Possibly Oreotragus and Neotragus to be excluded from Neotragini and remaining neotragine genera placed in Gazellini. Antilope, Eudorcas, Gazella, and Nanger may form a clade within Antilopini, sharing translocation of autosome to X chromosome, while within this clade, relationships suggest Gazella sensu stricto is still paraphyletic: ( Antidorcas) (( Eudorcas, Nanger) (( Gazella dorcas group) ( Antilope, Gazella subgutturosa group))) (Vassart et al, 1995). Using 74 morphological characters, Groves' (2000 b) cladogram was ( Litocranius)(( Saiga, Procapra) ( Ammodorcas, Antidorcas) ( Gazella, Eudorcas, Nanger, Antilope)). In an earlier study without Saiga (Groves, 1997 c), the cladogram was ( Procapra) (( Antidorcas) (( Ammodorcas, Litocranius) (gazelles + Antilope))).