 
  | Higher taxa: | Geometridae (family)/ Geometrinae (subfamily)/ Hemitheini (tribe)/ Maxates (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Moore, 1887 | 
| Citation: | Genus Mataxes | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Thalassodes coelataria Walker, 1861. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 1861: 552. By monotypy. | 
| Publication: | Moore F. 1884–1887. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. III. | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 3 | 
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| Pagination: | 436 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340565 | 
 
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxates cowani (Butler, 1880) | (Butler, 1880) | species | Accepted | Thalera cowani | |
| Maxates fuscipuncta (Warren, 1898) | (Warren, 1898) | species | Accepted | Gelechia fuscipuncta | |
| Maxates madecassa (Viette, 1971) | (Viette, 1971) | species | Accepted | Gelechia madecassa | |
| Maxates malagasy (Viette, 1971) | (Viette, 1971) | species | Accepted | Gelasma malagasy | |
| Maxates vagistriga (Prout L. B., 1938) | (Prout L. B., 1938) | species | Accepted | Gelasma vagistriga | 
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelasma Warren, 1893 | Warren, 1893 | genus | Synonym | |
| Thalerura Warren, 1894 | Warren, 1894 | genus | Synonym | |
| Thalerura Swinhoe, 1894 | Swinhoe, 1894 | genus | Misapplied |