Presbytis Eschscholtz, 1821 . Reise (Kotzebue), 3:196.
TYPE SPECIES: Presbytis mitrata Eschscholtz, 1821 (= Simia melalophos Raffles, 1821).
SYNONYMS: Corypithecus, Lophopitheus, Presbypitheus .
COMMENTS: Does not include Semnopithecus and Trachypithecus (Groves, 1989; Hooijer, 1962:20-24); but see Thorington and Groves (1970:629-647). Szalay and Delson (1979:402) included these and Kasi as subgenera.