Alcelaphus de Blainville, 1816 . Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, 1816:75.

TYPE SPECIES: Antilope bubalis Pallas, 1767 (= Antilope buselaphus Pallas, 1766).

SYNONYMS: Acronotus, Bubalis, Damalis .

COMMENTS: Van Gelder (1977b) included Sigmoceros and Damaliscus in this genus, but has not been followed by recent authors; see Swanepoel et al. (1980:187). Formerly included Sigmoceros lichtensteinii, see comment under Sigmoceros .