NO. 7 OPINIONS 115 TO 123 33 



OPINION 122 



Seven Generic Names in PRIMATES Adopted in the 

 Official List of Generic Names 



Summary. — The following generic names in Primates are hereby placed in 

 the Official List of Generic Names, with type species as cited: Colobus (poly- 

 comos), Galago (galago), Gorilla (gorilla), Hylobates (lar), Lemur (catta), 

 Pithecia (pithecia), Tarsius (spectrum). 



Statement of case. — Commissioner Apstein has proposed the 

 following seven generic names of Primates as nomina conservanda : 



1. Colobus Illiger, 181 1, Prodromus Syst. Mamm. et Avium, p. 69, tsd. poly- 



comos Schreber, type locality West Africa. 



2. Galago Geoffr., 1796, Mag. Encycl., vol. 2, no. I, p. 49, i pi., tat. senegalcnsis 



Geoffr. = galago Schreber, type locality Senegal. 



3. Gorilla Geoflfr., 1852, C. r. Acad. Sci., Paris, vol. 34, p. 84, tat. gorilla 



Savage, 1847, type locality Gaboon River, West Africa. 



4. Hylobates Illiger, 181 1, Prodromus Syst. Mamm. et Avium, p. 67, mt. 



Homo lar Linn., 1771, type locality Malay Peninsula. 



5. Lemur Linn., 1758a, Syst. Nat., vol. I, p. 29, type catta Linn., i758((, 30, 



type locality Madagascar. 



6. Pithecia Desm., 1804, Nouv. Diet. Hist, nat., vol. V, p. 24, Tab. meth. 



Mamm., 8, tat. Simla pithecia Linn., 1766, type locality Guiana. 



7. Tarsius Storr, 1780, Prodromus Meth. Mamm., pp. 33, 34, Tab. A, mt. 



spectrum Pallas, 1778, so. tat. tarsier Erxl., 1777, := tarsius, type locality 

 East Indies. 



Discussion. — These names have been compared with the various 

 nomenclators, with a considerable portion of the special literature on 

 Primates, and with the original place of publication. In addition, they 

 have been submitted to Dr. Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., of the United States 

 National Museum, who considers them valid under the Rules. The 

 Secretary has studied them and concurs in Doctor Miller's opinion. 



In view of the foregoing premises, the Secretary recommends the 

 adoption of these names in the Official List of Generic Names. 



Opinion prepared by Stiles. 



Opinion concurred in by twelve (12) Commissioners: Apstein, 

 Bather, Chapman, Dabbene, Handlirsch, Horvath, Ishikawa, Jordan 

 (K.), Silvestri, Stiles, Stone. Warren. 



Opinion dissented from by no Commissioner. 



Not voting, six (6) Commissioners: Hartert. Jordan (D. S.), 

 Kolbe, Loennberg, Neveu-Lemaire, Stejncger. 



