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Paramaxates Warren, 1894
Paramaxates Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 387, TS: Macaria vagata Walker
Lissolica Swinhoe, 1894; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1894 (1) : 172, TS: Hypochroma polygrapharia Walker
= ; [MOB9, 219]
Paramaxates (Geometriti(?)) ; [MOB9, 193 (note), 219]

Paramaxates vagata (Walker, 1861)
India. See [About maps] Macaria vagata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 927, TL: Hindostan, Silhet
Paramaxates vagata ; [MOB9, 219 (note)]

Paramaxates polygrapharia (Walker, 1860)
Sundaland. See [About maps] Hypochroma polygrapharia Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 439, TL: Borneo, Sarawak
Paramaxates polygrapharia ; [MOB9, 219, (note)]; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 63; [MOB9: 220, f. 176, pl. 7]
P. p. celebensis Warren, 1894
Sulawesi Paramaxates vagata celebensis Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 387, TL: S.Celebes
Paramaxates polygrapharia celebensis ; [MOB9, 220]

Paramaxates posterecta Holloway, 1976
NE.Himalaya, Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, Sumatra, Java. See [About maps] Paramaxates posterecta Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 62
Paramaxates posterecta ; [MOB9: 220, f. 177, 187, pl. 7]

Paramaxates macrocerata Yazaki, 1988
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo. See [About maps] Paramaxates macrocerata Yazaki, 1988; Tinea 12: 113

Paramaxates yazakii Holloway, 1996
Sundaland. See [About maps] Paramaxates yazakii Holloway, 1996; [MOB9: 220, f. 173, pl. 7], TL: N.Borneo, Mt Kina Balu
Misidentified/misapplied:
Paramaxates vagata; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 62

Larva on Castanopsis [MOB9, 221]


Paramaxates hainana Chu²
Hainan. See [About maps] Paramaxates hainana ; [MOB9, 221 (note)]

Paramaxates khasiana Warren, 1894
Khasia Hills. See [About maps] Paramaxates vagata khasiana Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 387, TL: Khasia Hills
Paramaxates minuscula Yazaki
= ; [MOB9, 221]
Paramaxates khasiana ; [MOB9, 221 (note)]

Paramaxates spinivesica Holloway, 1996
Borneo. See [About maps] Paramaxates spinivesica Holloway, 1996; [MOB9: 221, f. 172, pl. 10], TL: N.Borneo, Mt Kina Balu


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[MOB9]
Holloway, J. D., 1996; The Moths of Borneo, Part 9; Family Geometridae, Subfamilies Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae and Geometrinae
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Swinhoe, 1894
A list of the Lepidoptera of the Khasia Hills. Part II Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1894 (1) : 145-224, pl. 2
Walker, 1860; Walker, 1861
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1478-1796 ([1863])
Warren, 1894
New genera and species of Geometridae Novit. zool. 1 (2): 366-466
Yazaki, 1988
Descriptions of four new species of the genus Paramaxates from Southeast Asia (Geometridae: Geometrinae) Tinea 12: 113-118


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