Cebus flavius (Schreber, 1799). Blond capuchin Simia flavia Schreber, 1799:pl. 31B. Plate only. Neotype (designated by Oliveira & Langguth, 2006:7): Universidade Federal de Paraíba (UFPB) 5091, from “ BRAZIL: PERNAMBUCO: Municipality of Goiana, Usina Maravilha, Corrego do Inferno (7°28’35.95”S, 34°59’4.85”W).” Cercopithecus flavus Goldfuss, 1809:74. Name combination and unjustified emendation of Simia flavia Schreber. Preoccupied by Cercopithecus flavus Boddaert (1785:59; see above). Cebus fulvus Humboldt in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1812:356. Nomen nudum, but from context, a reference to Cebus flavus É. Geoffroy (see below). Cebus flavus É. Geoffroy, 1812:112. Name combination and incorrect subsequent spelling of Simia flavia Schreber. A specimen in the Paris Museum may have formed part of Geoffroy’s concept of this species, but as an incorrect subsequent spelling this name is unavailable and cannot have a type specimen (cf. discussion in Hershkovitz, 1949:340–341; Oliveira & Langguth, 2006:3–4). Used as a valid name by Elliot (1913:93). Cebus fulvus Desmarest, 1820:83. Unjustified emendation of Cebus flavus É. Geoffroy, 1812. Preoccupied by Simia Sapajus trepidus fulvus Kerr (1792:77), a Cebus (see Hershkovitz, 1949:341). Cebos queirozi Mendes Pontes & Malta in Mendes Pontes et al., 2006:2. Holotype: a released specimen, from “Lowland tropical rainforest and Montrichardia linina swamps of the Usina Salgado, Municipality of Ipojuca, State of Pernambuco, Brazil.” Argued to be unavailable by Oliveira & Langguth (2006:15–16), but see discussion in Dubois & Nemésio (2007:8–9). Sapajus flavius: Lynch Alfaro et al., 2012:277. Name combination. In summary, Cebus flavius (Schreber) was published in 1799, not 1774, but it remains the oldest available name for the blond capuchin.

Published as part of Zijlstra, Jelle S., 2020, The nomenclature of the blond capuchin, Cebus flavius (Schreber, 1799) (Mammalia, Primates, Cebidae), pp. 398-400 in Zootaxa 4820 (2) on page 399, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.14, http://zenodo.org/record/4397600