The Taxonomic Status of Wieds Black-tufted-ear Marmoset,Callithrix kuhlii (Callitrichidae, Primates)Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho, Russell A. Mittermeier , Anthony B. Rylands, Sergio L. Mendes, M. Cecilia M. Kierulff , and Luiz Paulo de S. PintoAbstract: In this paper we provide a description of Wieds black tufted-ear marmoset, or the Southern Bahian marmoset, Callithrix kuhlii Coimbra-Filho, 1985, from the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia in Brazil. It was first recorded by Prinz Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied during his travels in 18151816. Its validity was questioned by Hershkovitz (1977, Living New World Monkeys [Platyrrhini], Chicago University Press, Chicago), who considered it a hybrid of two closely related marmosets, C. penicillata and C. geoffroyi. Vivo (1991, Taxonomia de Callithrix Erxleben 1777 [Callitrichidae, Primates], Fundacao Biodiversitas, Belo Horizonte), on the other hand, while demonstrating it was not a hybrid, argued that it was merely a dark variant of C. penicillata. We discuss a number of aspects concerning the taxonomic history of the forms penicillata, jordani, and kuhlii and the validity of the form kuhlii, examining the supposition that it may be a hybrid, besides the evidence concerning vocalizations, morphology, pelage, and ecology. We also discuss the use of the taxonomic category of subspecies to classify the different forms of the Atlantic forest marmosets, and the circumstances prevailing for the correct assignation of the authorship of the name kuhlii. We conclude that Callithrix kuhlii is a distinct and valid taxon, today restricted to the Atlantic forest between the Rio de Contas and Rio Jequitinhonha in southern Bahia, Brazil.Key Words: Primates, Callitrichidae, Callithrix kuhlii, marmoset, Atlantic forest, Brazil http://www.primate-sg.org/PDF/PC21.kuhlii.pdf Adelmar F.Coimbra-FilhoDa Academia Brasileira de CienciasResumo. Torresea Fr.Allem. (Leguminosae Papilionatae)- validade do nome generico e consideracoes biogeograficas, economicas e conservacionistas.Um dos objetivos desta pesquisa e contribuir para que seja solucionada antiga pendencia nomenclatural acerca da validade de Torresea Fr.Allem, genero criado por Francisco Freire Allemao em 1862, acatando integralmente as recomendacoes do Codigo Internacional de Nomenclatura Botanica. Nesta oportunidade acrescentou-se ao estudo algumas informacoes biogeograficas, consideracoes pertinentes a variabilidade, distribuicao geografica, e ao habitat de ecotipos, ou vicariantes, de T. cearensis. Adicionaram-se, igualmente, apontamentos de interesse economico, alem de consideracoes conservacionistas. Palavras chaves. Leguminosae, Torresea, Amburana, nomenclatura, taxonomia, distribuicao geografica, usos, conservacao. Abstract . (Torresea Fr. Allem., Leguminosae Papilionatae). Validity of the genus name and biogeographic, economic and conservation considerations.The main aim of this paper is to resolve a nomenclatural issue concerning the validity of Torresea Fr. Allem., proposed by Francisco Freire Allemao in 1862, according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. We also discuss biogeographic of the ecotypes, or vicariants, of T.cearensis, especially in relation to morphological variation, geographic distribution and habitat preference. Brief comments on the economic interest and conservation of this species are also included. Key words- Leguminosae, Torresea, Amburana, nomenclature, geographic distribution, uses, conservation. Introducao- O nome imburana, de origem indigena tupi, designa uma das melhores essencias florestais brasileiras. Encontra-se distribuida em diversos biomas, sendo facilmente reconhecida em diversas formacoes de Caatinga, onde e percebida atraves de tronco descamante que produz agradavel fragrancia de cumarina. No que tange a nomenclatura cientifica, Torresea cearensis, porem, ainda motiva polemica