Species first discovered in Hong Kong

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This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.

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[edit] Plants

  • Bauhinia (Bauhinia blakeana)
  • Crapnell's Camellia(Camellia crapnelliana)
  • Grantham's Camellia(Camellia granthamiana)
  • Hong Kong Camellia(Camellia hongkongensis)
  • Hong Kong Dogwood (Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis)
  • Hong Kong Iris (Iris speculatrix)
  • Hong Kong Balsam (Impatiens hongkongensis)
  • Pavetta (Pavetta hongkongensis)
  • Hong Kong Croton (Croton hancei)*
  • Hong Kong Wild Kumquat (Fortunella hindsii), see Kumquat
  • Hong Kong Bamboo (Arundinaria shiuyingiana)*
  • Lantau Star-anise (Illicium angustisepalum)*
  • Hong Kong Asarum (Asarum hongkongense)*
  • Shiuying Bamboo (Arundinaria shiuyingiana)*
  • Subglabrous Cane (Sasa subglabra)*
  • Two-coloured Bulbophyllum (Bulbophyllum bicolor)*
  • Monteiro's Caterpillar Orchid (Cheirostylis monteiroi)*
  • Entire Lip Ginger (Zingiber integrilabrum)* (probably extinct)

[edit] Animals

[edit] Mammals

[edit] Amphibians

[edit] Reptile

  • Hongkong blind skink (Dibamus bogadeki)
  • Lazell's Blind Snake (Typhlops lazelli)
  • Anderson's Stream Snake (Ophisthotropis andersonii)

[edit] Fish

  • Aphyocpris lini
  • Hong Kong Paradisefish (Macropodus hongkongensis)

[edit] Crustacea

  • Chiromanthes maipoensis
  • Nanhaipotamon hongkongense
  • A wide Atyidae (Caridina trifasciata)
  • Macrobrachium hongkongense

[edit] Mollusca

  • Phyllodesmium opalescene
  • Chloritis hungerfordiana rufopila
  • Cryptosoma imperator
  • Kaliella hongkongensis
  • Macrochlamys discus
  • Macrochlamys nitidissma
  • Marcrocycloides crenulate
  • Microcystina schmackerina
  • Microcystina stenomphala
  • Sinoenna splendens hongkongensis
  • Tornatellira boeningi

[edit] Insects

[edit] Lepidoptera

  • Sesiidae
    • Sesiinae
      • Gaea variegata (Walker, 1864)*
      • Toleria sinensis (Walker, 1854)*
  • Tortricidae
    • Tortricinae, Cochylini
      • Phalonidia pista Diakonoff, 1984*
  • Geometridae
    • Ennominae
      • Microcalicha reelsi Sato & Galsworthy, 1998
      • Pseudothalera carolinae Galsworthy, 1997
      • Psilalcis galsworthyi Sato, 1996*
    • Geometrinae
      • Pingasa chloroides Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Maxates brevicaudata Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Thalassodes maipoensis Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Berta rugosivalva Galsworthy, 1997
    • Larentiinae
      • Sauris purpurotincta Galsworthy, 1999
      • Sauris victoriae Galsworthy, 1999*
      • Axinoptera anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999
      • Eupithecia sekkongensis Galsworthy, 1999*
      • Sigilliclystis kendricki Galsworthy, 1999*
      • Spiralisigna gloriae Galsworthy, 1999*
  • Notodontidae
    • Notodontinae
      • Neodrymonia taipoensis Galsworthy, 1997
  • Erebidae (= Noctuidae s.l.)
    • Catocalinae
      • Belciana scorpio Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Oglasa stygiana Galsworthy, 1997
      • Pangrapta bicornuta Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Pangrapta roseinotata Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Ugia purpurea Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Ugia insuspecta Galsworthy, 1997
    • Strepsimaninae
      • Luceria striata Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Schrankia bilineata Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Hypeninae
      • Lysimelia lucida Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Noctuidae
    • Hadeninae
      • Athetis hongkongensis Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Athetis bispurca Galsworthy, 1997*
      • Egira ambigua Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Acontiinae
      • Cerynea discontenta Galsworthy, 1998*
      • Hyposada kadooriensis Galsworthy, 1998*
    • Bagisarinae
      • Chasmina sinuata Galsworthy, 1997*

[edit] References

For the plants:

  • Hu Qi-ming ed., 2003. Rare and Precious Plants of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department; Friends of the Country Parks; Cosmos Books. October 2003 revised edition. ISBN 9882016162.

For the animals:

  • Diakonoff, A., 1984. Synopsis and descriptions of new species of the South Asiatic Cochylinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with an appendix. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 58: 261-293.
  • Galsworthy, A.C., 1997. New and revised species of macrolepidoptera from Hong Kong. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society. 21: 127-150, 25 figures, 1 plate.
  • _____, 1998a. Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 30-32.
  • _____, 1998b. A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 104-106.
  • _____, 1999a. Two new species of Sauris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 50: 35-37.
  • _____, 1999b. New and revised eupitheciine species (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong and South East Asia. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 50: 223-234
  • Inoue, H., 1996. Revision of the genus Palpita Hübner (Crambidae, Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Regions. Part 1: Group A (annulifer Group). Tinea 15: 12-46.
  • _____, 1999. Revision of the genus Palpita Hübner (Crambidae, Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Regions. Part 3: Additions and Corrections. Tinea 16: 52-60.
  • Sato, R., 1996. Six new species of the genus Psilalcis Warren (Geometridae, Ennominae) from Indo-Malayan region, with some taxonomic notes on the allied species. Tinea 15: 55-68.
  • Sato, R. & Galsworthy, A.C., 1998. Description of a new species of the genus Microcalicha Sato (Geometridae) from Hong Kong. Tinea 15: 240-242.

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