Cercopithecinae Gray 1821 Cercopithecinae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 297. Synonyms: Cercocebini Jolly 1966; Cynopithecinae Osman Hill 1966; Macacidae Owen 1843; Papinae Chiarelli 1966; Papioninae Burnett 1828; Theropithecini Jolly 1966. Genera: 11 genera with 73 species: Genus Allenopithecus Lang 1923 (1 species) Genus Cercocebus E. Geoffroy 1812 (6 species with 2 subspecies) Genus Cercopithecus Linnaeus 1758 (25 species with 44 subspecies) Genus Chlorocebus Gray 1870 (6 species with 8 subspecies) Genus Erythrocebus Trouessart 1897 (1 species) Genus Lophocebus Palmer 1903 (3 species with 3 subspecies) Genus Macaca Lacépède 1799 (21 species with 22 subspecies) Genus Mandrillus Ritgen 1824 (2 species with 2 subspecies) Genus Miopithecus I. Geoffroy 1862 (2 species) Genus Papio Erxleben 1777 (5 species with 6 subspecies) Genus Theropithecus I. Geoffroy 1841 (1 species with 2 subspecies) Discussion: Divided by Groves (2001 c) into two tribes: Cercopithecini (Allenopithecus, Cercopithecus, Chlorocebus, Erythrocebus, Miopithecus) and Papionini (Cercocebus, Lophocebus, Macaca, Mandrillus, Papio, Theropithecus).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519