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''Homo'', ''Lemur'', and ''Vespertilio'' have survived as generic names, but ''Simia'' has not. All the species have since been moved to other genera, and in 1929, the International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature ruled (in opinion 114) that ''Simia'' be suppressed. However, the genus '' Simias '' is valid and contains a single species, the Pig-tailed Langur (''Simias concolor'').

The original genus ''Simia'' came to include these species:


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