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. Brownish-orange with brown and paler markings; wings clear with characteristic dark (and sometimes pale) markings. 
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Body slender and elongate; length (from apex of vertex to tip of tegmina) males 
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, n=5); females 
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, n=6). Head much narrower than pronotum (
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), carinae concolorous. Lateral carinae of clypeus, frons (~metope) and vertex (~coryphe) distinct, other carinae obscure, especially near fastigium. Frons elongate and parallel-sided, widest near frontoclypeal suture, narrowed to fastigium (
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; l:w 
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= 2.6:1). Vertex longer than broad at base (l:w 
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= 1.4:1), distally narrowing and projected slightly in front of eyes; submedian carinae uniting before fastigium, basal compartments longer than wide. Rostrum reaching or exceeding metathoracic trochanters. Antennae cylindrical, both segments very long (
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), surpassing apex of clypeus (and apex of mesonotum), segment I close to half length of II (ratio I:II 0.4–0.5:1), length antennal segment I 
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, II  = 
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. Pronotum shorter than vertex in middle line, lateral carinae usually not attaining hind margin. Mesonotum longer in middle line than vertex and pronotum together. Wings elongate, much longer than abdomen, nodus at about 2/3 length, apex acutely rounded (
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). Spinal formula of hind leg 5-7-5 (or 5-6-5). Calcar thick, concave on inner surface, without teeth along the hind margin, with an apical tooth. Pygofer irregularly quadrilateral in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="13186296B344FF94FB4C6D66FABD8A94" box="[1222,1309,1657,1682]" captionStart="FIGURES 25–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1882,1904]" captionTargetBox="[226,1350,805,1854]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[226,1360,805,1861]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 25–29. Male genitalia of Lamaxa occidentalis (25–26) and Xalama microstyla (27–29); 25, pygofer, semiventral view (note shape of process on ventral margin of pygofer opening); 26, pygofer, left lateral view; 27, pygofer, left lateral view; 28 pygofer, near caudal view; 29, pygofer, ventral view (note shape of process on ventral margin of pygofer opening)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1301492" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1301492/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Fig. 26</figureCitation>
). In caudal view, opening carinate, with midventral forked process (
<figureCitation id="13186296B344FF94FCA66D82FC2D8AB0" box="[812,909,1693,1718]" captionStart="FIGURES 7–14" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1401,1423]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,481,1377]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,481,1380]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 7–14. Lamaxa occidentalis (7–9, 13–14 paratype male, Napo River, Ecuador; 10–12 La Selva Biological Station Costa Rica); 7, habitus dorsal view; 8, habitus lateral view; 9, frontal view; 10 habitus dorsal view; 11, habitus lateral view; 12, frontal view; 13, pygofer, caudal view (embedded in balsam); 14, aedeagus, connectives, gonostyli and anal tube, left lateral view (embedded in balsam)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1301486" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1301486/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Figs. 13</figureCitation>
, 
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), broad lamellate medioventral processes absent. Dorsocaudal margins of pygofer expanded and inflected to partially enclose anal tube (
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), diaphragm evident, armature absent. Gonostyli broad basally, basal angles prominent, diverging and narrowed distally to apically to blunt or acute apex (
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, 
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). Aedeagus elongate and tubular with large, flattened, poorly sclerotized subapical process (
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, 
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; representing a flagellum?). Anal tube (anal segment) small, without processes.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3392D98B344FF97FF4D6C6AFD038F5B" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="517" pageId="5" pageNumber="516" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B9C7E13B344FF97FF4D6C6AFA918CFE" blockId="5.[151,1437,1189,2006]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,151,933]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="517" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">
<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FF4D6C6AFE948B88" bold="true" box="[199,308,1909,1934]" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Remarks</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FEC96C69FE3D8B8B" box="[323,413,1910,1933]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FDBE6C6AFCB38B8B" box="[564,787,1909,1934]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Malaxa acutipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a parallel-sided wing with a rounded apex (vs. pointed with an arched leading wing edge in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FD2B6C86FC208BB7" box="[673,896,1945,1970]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Malaxa acutipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); antennae are similar in proportion but nearly twice as long in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FEDD6CA1FE128BD3" box="[343,434,1982,2005]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
than 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FE7E6CA2FD748BD3" box="[500,724,1981,2006]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Malaxa acutipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(and lacking the ventral carina on I); the genitalia of 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B344FF94FAC86CA1FA3D8BD3" box="[1346,1437,1982,2005]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="516">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
bear a forked projection on the pygofer opening, whereas 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FCC36B88FB8B8CB6" box="[841,1067,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa acutipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is simple; and the dorsocaudal margin of the pygofer is expanded in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FDCE6BA2FD3F8CD2" box="[580,671,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but not in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FC976BA3FCD28CD3" box="[797,882,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The aedeagus of 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FBCF6BA2FB008CD2" box="[1093,1184,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is slightly curved and caudally directed, bearing weakly sclerotized apical projections (vs. downcurved in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FBCE6BC0FA818CFE" box="[1092,1313,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa acutipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9C7E13B347FF97FF4D6A1AFAE88E59" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FF4D6A1AFE828D1A" box="[199,290,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FDCC6A1BFD3C8D1B" box="[582,668,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in structural proportions along with distinctive features of the male genitalia. 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FE816A36FEC68D46" box="[267,358,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
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is larger than the Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FD386A38FCA78D46" box="[690,775,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
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, the vertex is more elongate, the lateral carinae of the pronotum are laterally curved, usually not reaching the hind margin, and the spinulation of the hind leg is 5-7-5 (or 5-6-5) (instead of 5-6-4). More distinctly, in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FD216A6EFCA58D8E" box="[683,773,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the anal tube is without processes, whereas in Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FF1D6A8BFF4C8DAB" box="[151,236,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the anal tube bears a single (sometimes 2), large usually strongly asymmetrical process(es). In 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FAB16A8AFA358DAA" box="[1339,1429,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the dorsocaudal angle of the pygofer is projected (simple in Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FC3B6AA8FBA78DD6" box="[945,1031,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and the midventral portion of the pygofer opening bears a forked process, whereas in Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FCCC6AC3FC3B8DF3" box="[838,923,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, there are “two broad lamellate medioventral processes, between of them with a V-like emargination” (
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Hou 
<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FCC4691EFCDF8E1E" box="[846,895,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
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: 867), although these are reduced in some species. In Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FEF9693BFE698E3B" box="[371,457,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the aedeagus is downcurved and C-shaped, whereas in 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FBB3693AFB348E3A" box="[1081,1172,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
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the aedeagus is slightly curved and caudally directed, bearing weakly sclerotized apical projections, missing from Chinese 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FB666958FAE18E66" box="[1260,1345,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9C7E13B347FF97FF4D6973FD038F5B" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">
Species included are 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FE4B6972FDDB8E83" box="[449,635,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa gracilis</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FCFF6972FBC28E83" box="[885,1122,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa occidentalis</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
. Two female specimens, probably representing additional species of 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FCAC698EFC218EAE" box="[806,897,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were examined (listed below under ‘females tentatively assigned to 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FE1D69AAFE518ECA" box="[407,497,693,716]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’). One was a specimen from 
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that was similar to the coloration of 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FAC869AAFEBE8EF6" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa occidentalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except that the face (frons, genae, clypeus) were broadly black except for a strongly contrasting pale stripe above the frontoclypeal suture, also bearing more substantially embrowned wings. The second, from southern 
<collectingCountry id="F3343E83B347FF97FF756800FEE68F3E" box="[255,326,799,824]" name="Brazil" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, was very pale yellowish with weakly marked wings, a dark longitudinal line along both segments of the antennae, and partially embrowned legs.
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<subSubSection id="C3392D98B347FF97FF4D6878FEA68FA3" pageId="6" pageNumber="517" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FF4D6878FEE68F86" bold="true" box="[199,326,871,896]" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Etymology</emphasis>
. The new genus name “ 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FDD36876FD138F86" box="[601,691,873,896]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Lamaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” is an anagram of “ 
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<emphasis id="B957A201B347FF97FC136878FC4E8F86" box="[921,1006,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="517">Malaxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
”, and is to be understood as feminine in gender.
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