Species first discovered in Hong Kong

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

Contents

Plants

Animals

Mammals

Amphibians

Reptile

Fish

Mollusca

Annelida

Malacostraca

Decapoda

Tanaids

Isopoda

Arachnida

Araneae

Acari
  • Copidognathus daguilarensis Bartsch, 1997
  • Copidognathus gracilunguis Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus inconspicuus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus longiunguis Bartsch, 1990
  • Copidognathus monacanthus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus neptuneus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus occultans Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus paluster Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus polyporus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus strictulus Bartsch, 1997
  • Copidognathus umbonatus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus vicinus Bartsch, 1997
  • Rhombognathus arenarius Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus dictyotus Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus hirtellus Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus luxtoni (Bartsch, 1992)
  • Rhombognathus neptunellus Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus obesus (Bartsch, 1992)
  • Rhombognathus setellus Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus sinensis Bartsch, 1990
  • Rhombognathus sinensoideus Bartsch, 1992
  • Rhombognathus verrucosus Bartsch, 1992
  • Actacarus sinensis Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus acanthoscelus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus cephalocanthus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus cerberoideus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus consobrinus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus gracilunguis Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus daguilarensis Bartsch, 1997
  • Copidognathus inconspicuus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus longiunguis Bartsch, 1990
  • Copidognathus monacanthus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus neptuneus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus occultans Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus paluster Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus polyporus Bartsch, 1991
  • Copidognathus strictulus Bartsch, 1997
  • Copidognathus umbonatus Bartsch, 1992
  • Copidognathus vicinus Bartsch, 1997
  • Arhodeoporus minusculus Bartsch, 1991
  • Agauopsis ammodytes Bartsch, 1992
  • Agauopsis arenaria Bartsch, 1992
  • Agauopsis humilis Bartsch, 1992
  • Agauopsis sordida Bartsch, 1992
  • Scaptognathus triunguis Bartsch, 1991
  • Simognathus foveolatus Bartsch, 1991
  • Acarochelopodia lapidaria Bartsch, 1991
  • Litarachna hongkongensis Smit, 2002

Insects

Lepidoptera

Odonata

  • Cordullidae
    • Macromidia katae Wilson, 1993
    • Macromidia ellanae Wilson, 1996*
  • Gomphidae
    • Leptogomphus elegans hongkongensis Asahina, 1988*
    • Fukienogomphus choifongae Wilson & Tam, 2006*
    • Melligomphus molluami Wilson, 1995
  • Megapodagrionidae
    • Rhipidolestes janetae Wilson, 1977*
  • Platysticitidae
    • Drepanosticta hongkongensis Wilson, 1977
    • Protosticta beaumonti Wilson, 1997
    • Protosticta taipokauensis Asahina & Dudgeon, 1987
    • Stylogomphus chunliuae Chao, 1954

Ephemeroptera

  • Baetidae
    • Alainites acutulus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Alainites lingulatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Chorpralla fusina Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Caenis bicornis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Caenis lubrica Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Ephemerellidae
    • Serratella albostriata Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Torleya arenosa Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Heptageniidae
    • Compsoneuria taipokauensis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Epeorus sagittatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
    • Heptagenia ngi Hsu, 1936
  • Leptophlebiidae
    • Choroterpes petersi Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Prosopistomatidae
    • Prosopistoma sinensis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000

Phasmatodea

Neuroptera

Coleoptera

  • Coccinellidae
    • Coccidulinae
      • Rodolia pumila Weise, 1892
    • Scymninae
      • Horniolus hisamatsui Miyatake, 1976 *
      • Diomus lantauensis Yu & Lau, 2001 *
      • Nephus eurypodus Yu & Lau, 2001
      • Scymnus alocasia Yu & Lau, 2001 *
    • Coccinellinae
      • Lemnia circumusta (Mulsant, 1850)
      • Illeis confusa Timberlake, 1943
  • Eulichadidae
    • Eulichas dudgeoni Jach in Jach & li,1995
  • Scarabaeidae
    • Onthophagus convexicollis Boheman, 1858
    • Onthophagus proletarius Harold, 1875
    • Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
    • Onthophagus taurinus White, 1844
    • Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
    • Onthophagus orientalis Harold, 1868
    • Sisyphus bowringi White, 1841
  • Staphylinidae
    • Atheta hongongiphila
    • Atheta hoihaensis
    • Atheta samchunensis
    • Pedinopleurus hongkongicola
    • Zyras falsus Hlaváč, 2005 *
    • Zyras lacunarumbeneolentium Pace, 1993 *
  • Leiodidae
    • Agathidium xianggangense Angelini & Cooter, 1999 *
    • Agathidium bowringi Angelini & Cooter, 1999*
  • Hispidae
    • Downesia tarsata Baly, 1869
    • Dactylispa pungens (Boheman), 1859
    • Callispa bowringi Baly, 1858
    • Chiridopsis bowringi (Boheman), 1885
  • Chrysomelidae
    • Oides bowringii (Baly, 1863)
  • Cerambycidae
    • Pterolophia hongkongensis Gressitt, 1942
    • Sciades hongkongensis Breuning, 1968

Hymenoptera

  • Chrysidoidea
  • Bethylidae
    • Mesitiinae
      • Metrionotus hongkongensis Moczar, 1974
    • Pristocerinae
      • Pseudisobrachium hongkongense Terayama, 1996
  • Dyrinidae
    • Dryininae
      • Dryinus bellicus Olmi, 1987
    • Gonatopodinae
      • Neodryinus dolosus Olmi, 1984*

Isoptera

Homoptera

Psocoptera

Diptera

Hemiptera

Trichoptera

References

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