Maxates is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
Palpi porrect, where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Fore wings with highly arched costa towards apex. The outer margin usually highly crenulate and excised between veins 4 and 6. Veins 3,4 and 7 t 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings quadrate , with margin highly crenulate and produced to a point at vein 6, and tail at vein 4. Veins 3,4 and 6,7 stalked.
Maxates acutissima WalkerMaxates albistrigata (Warren, 1895)Maxates angulata (Lucas, 1888)Maxates calaina (Turner, 1910)Maxates centrophylla (Meyrick, 1888)Maxates coelataria WalkerMaxates cowani (Butler, 1880)Maxates dissimulata (Walker, 1861)Maxates dysides Prout, 1922Maxates eumixis (Prout 1911)Maxates fuscifimbria (Prout)Maxates fuscipuncta (Warren, 1898)Maxates glaucaria (Walker, 1866)Maxates goniaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)Maxates grandificaria Graeser, 1890Maxates inaptaria (Walker)Maxates iridescoides Holloway, 1996Maxates iridescens (Warren)Maxates korintjiensis (Prout, 1933)Maxates lactipuncta (Inoue, 1989)Maxates lugubriosa Holloway, 1996Maxates marculenta (Prout, 1933)Maxates magnipuncta (Prout, 1916)Maxates melancholica (Prout, 1912)Maxates melinau Holloway, 1996Maxates multitincta (Lucas, 1891)Maxates muluensis Holloway, 1996Maxates obliterata Holloway, 1996Maxates orthodesma (Lower, 1894)Maxates prasina (Warren, 1894)Maxates protrusa (Butler, 1878)Maxates selenosema (Turner, 1941)Maxates seria Holloway, 1996Maxates subannulata (Prout)Maxates submontana Holloway, 1996Maxates tanygona (Turner, 1904)Maxates thetydaria (Guenée, 1857)Maxates tristis Holloway, 1996Maxates variegata Holloway, 1996Maxates veninotata (Warren, 1894)Maxates waterstradti (Prout, 1933)
