title: A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus: morphology, ecology, and molecular phylogenetics.
abstract: A new species of African monkey, Lophocebus kipunji, was described in 2005 based on observations from two sites in Tanzania. We have since obtained a specimen killed by a farmer on Mount Rungwe, the type locality. Detailed molecular phylogenetic analyses of this specimen demonstrate that the genus Lophocebus is diphyletic. We provide a description of a new genus of African monkey and of the only preserved specimen of this primate. We also present information on the animal's ecology and conservation.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society, Southern Highlands Conservation Programme, Post Office Box 1475, Mbeya, Tanzania. tdavenport@wcs.org
authors.forename: Tim R B
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Sargis
authors.forename: Daniela W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Noah E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mpunga
authors.forename: Sophy J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Machaga
authors.forename: Link E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016663:Cercopithecinae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D008297:Male; D013636:Tanzania