Species first discovered in Hong Kong

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

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)

Animals

Mammals

• Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)

Amphibians

• Romer's Tree Frog (Philautus romeri)*
• Hong Kong Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
• Hong Kong Cascade Frog (Amolops hongkongensis)
• Short-legged Horned Toad (Xenophrys brachykolos )*
• Polypedates megacephalus
• Fejervarya multistriata
• Rana macrodactyla
• Microhyla pulchra (Hallowell), 1861

Reptile

• Hongkong blind skink (Dibamus bogadeki)*
• Lazell's Blind Snake (Typhlops lazelli)*
• Anderson's Stream Snake (Ophisthotropis andersonii)
• Eumeces quadrilineatus (Blyth),1853
• Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888
• Calamaria septentrionalis Boulenger, 1890
• Dendrelaphis hollonrakei Lazell, 2002
• Ahaetulla prasina medioxima (Lazzell, 2002)

Fish

• Aphyocpris lini
• Hong Kong Paradisefish (Macropodus hongkongensis)
• Pseudogastromyzon myersi
• Parazacco spilurus (Gunther), 1868
• Pseudohemiculter dispar (Peters),1880
• Oreonectes platycephalus Gunther, 1868
• Rhinogobius duospilus(Herre, 1935)
• Bathyphylax bombifrons Myers,1934
• Figaro melanobranchus (Chan), 1965
• Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan et Schlegel, 1905
• Osteomugil strongylocephalus (Richardson), 1846
• Argyrosomus pawak Lin, 1940
• Nibea chui Trewavas, 1971
• Callionymus altipinnis Fricke, 1981
• Arnoglossus tenuis Gunther, 1880
• Plagiopsetta fasciatus (Fowler),1933
• Brachirus swinhonis (Steindachner), 1867
• Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachner, 1867
• Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968
• Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986
• Paraploactis hongkongiensis (Chan, 1966) *
• Xyrichtys trivittatus Randall & Cornish, 2000
• Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)

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

Annelida

• Aglaophamus toloensis Ohwada, 1992

Malacostraca

Decapoda

• • Perisesarma maipoensis(Soh,1978) *
  • Parasesarma maipoensis
  • Nanhaipotamon hongkongense (Shen,1940) *
  • Chiromanthes sereni(Soh,1978) *
  • Pseudopythina patshuni(Soh,1978) *
  • Charybdis hongkongensis Shen, 1934
  • Crypotopotamon anacoluthon (Kemp, 1918) *
  • Somanniathelphusa zanklon Ng & Dudgeon, 1992 *
  • Caridina trifasciata (Yam & Cai, 2003)*
  • Caridina serrata (Stimpson,1860)
  • Caridina apodosis Cai et Ng,1999 *
  • Neocaridina serrata*
  • Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall,1962
  • Periclimenes toloensis Bruce, 1969
  • Panulirus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1963
  • Periclimenes hongkongensis Bruce, 1969

Tanaids

• • Pakistanapseudes toloensis (Bamber, 1997)

Isopoda

• • Allokepon sinensis (Danforth, 1972)
  • Anchiarthrus derelictus Markham, 1992
  • Apophrixus constrictus Markham, 1980B
  • Aporobopyrus enosteoidis (Markham, 1982)
  • Bopyrione longicapitata Markham, 1980
  • Bopyrione toloensis Markham, 1980
  • Dicropleon morator Markham, 1980
  • Hypocepon globosus Markham, 1992
  • Litobopyrus longicaudatus Markham, 1980B
  • Orbione penei Bonnier, 1900
  • Parabopyrella perplexa Markham, 1990B
  • Probopyria elliptica Markham, 1992
  • Probopyrus novempalensis Markham, 1980B
  • Progebiophilus sinicus Markham, 1980B
  • Pseudostegias dulcilacuum Markham, 1980B
  • Rhopalione sinensis Markham, 1990B
  • Stegophryxus minutus Markham, 1992
  • Tylokepon naxiae (Bonnier, 1900)
  • Colanthura daguilarensis Bamber, 2000
  • Dryadillo maculatus (Arcangeli, 1952B)
  • Exalloniscus rotundatus Taiti & Ferrara, 1986A
  • Burmoniscus ocellatus (Verhoeff, 1928D)
  • Dynoides daguilarensis Li 2000

Arachnida

Araneae

• Gnaphosidae
  • Hongkongia wuae
• Philodromidae
  • Thanatus hongkong Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997
• Lycosidae
  • Pardosa pacata Fox, 1937
• Hahniidae
  • Hahnia thortoni Brignoli, 1982 *
• Amaurobiidae
  • Bifidocoelotes primus (Fox, 1937)*
• Oxyopidae
  • Oxyopes daksina Sherriffs, 1955
• Salticidae
  • Pseudamycus bicoronatus Simon, 1901 *
  • Pseudamycus relucens Simon, 1901 *
  • Pancorius hongkong Song et al., 1997 *
  • Bianor hongkong Song, Xie, Zhu, Wu, 1997 *
  • Langona hongkong Song, Xie, Zhu, Wu,1997 *
  • Habrocestum hongkongiensis Proszynski, 1992 *
  • Icius hongkong Song, Xie, Zhu, Wu, 1997 *
  • Nanthela hongkong (Song & Wu, 1997)
  • Portia orientalis Murphy & Murphy, 1983
  • Thiania inermis (Karsch, 1897)
• Corinnidae
  • Castianeira hongkong Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997
• Liphistiidae
  • Nanthela hongkong (Song and Wu, 1997)
• Thomisidae
  • Mastira tegularis Xu, Han & Li, 2008 *
  • Massuria bellula Xu, Han & Li, 2008 *
  • Diaea simplex Xu, Han & Li, 2008 *
  • Lysiteles hongkong Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997
  • Ebrechtella hongkong (Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997)

Acari

Insects

Lepidoptera

Odonata

Ephemeroptera

Phasmatodea

• Phasmatidae
  • Ramulus caii (Brock & Seow-Choen 2000)
  • Entoria victoria Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000*
• Heteronemiidae
  • Phraortes stomphax (Westwood 1859)*
  • Sipyloidea shukayi Bi, Zhang & Lau, 2001*
  • Neohirasea hongkongensis Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000*
  • Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859)

Megaloptera

• Corydalidae
  • Neochauliodes bowringi (McLachlan, 1867)

Coleoptera

Hymenoptera

Isoptera

• Rhinotermitidae
  • Coptotermes hongkongensis Oshima, 1914
  • Coptotermes melanoistriatus Lau & He, 1995
• Termitidae
  • Ahmaditermes choui Ping & Tong, 1989
  • Macrotermes planicapitatus Gao & Lau, 1996
  • Nasutitermes choui Ping & Xu, 1989
  • Nasutitermes dudgeoni Gao & Lam, 1986

Psocoptera

• Epipsocidae
  • Hinduipsocus hongkongensis Li & Mockford, 1997
• Mesopsocidae
  • Mesopsocus hongkongensis Thornton, 1959
• Peripsocidae
  • Peripsocus hongkongensis Thornton & Wong, 1968

Diptera

• Ceratopogonidae
  • Forcipomyia nanshengwei
  • Forcipomyia yuani
  • Forcipomyia fengjiensis
  • Forcipomyiia claris
  • Bezzia datana
  • Bezzia lujingi
  • Leptoconops hongkongensis
  • Dasyhelea abronica
• Culicidae
  • Uranotaenia jacksoni Edwards, 1935
  • Uranotaenia macfarlanei Edwards,1914
  • Culex annulus Theobald, 1901
  • Culex infantulus Edwards,1922
  • Culex jacksoni Edwards,1934
  • Aedes macfarianei(Edwards),1914
  • Ficalbia jacksoni Mattingly, 1949
  • Anopheles minimus Theobald,1901
  • Anopheles maculatus Theobald,1901
• Tachinidae
  • Peribaea hongkongensis Tachi & Shima, 2002

Hemiptera

• Aleyrodidae
  • Paraleyrodes pseudonaranjae Martin, 2001
• Aphididae
  • Aulacophoroides millettiae Qiao, Jiang & Martin, 2006
  • Toxoptera victroiae Martin, 1991
• Coccidae
  • Cribropulvinaria tailungensis Hodgson & Martin, 2001
  • Fistulococcus pokfulamensis Hodgson & Martin, 2005
• Miridae
  • Orientomiris sinicus (Walker),1873

Trichoptera

• Helicopsychidae
  • Helicopsyche agnetae Johanson & Oláh, 2008

See also

• Environment of Hong Kong

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 988-201-616-2.

For the animals:

• Bai, H.Y. & Li, H.H., 2008, A review of the genus Gibbovalva (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae) from China. Oriental Insects 42: 317-326.
• Bai, H.Y, Li, H.H. & Kendrick, R.C., 2009. Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Checklist of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera: Gracillarioidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 37 (148): 495-509.
• 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. (including full text PDF)
• Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
• Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
• 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.
• Galsworthy, A.C., 1998a. Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 30-32.
• Galsworthy, A.C., 1998b. A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 104-106.
• Galsworthy, A.C., 1999a. Two new species of Sauris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 50: 35-37.
• Galsworthy, A.C., 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.
• Inoue, H., 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.
• Lafontaine, J.D. & Fibiger, M. 2006: Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera). Canadian Entomologist 138: 610-635. doi:10.4039/n06-012
• Li, H., Zhang, Z. & Sinez, S.Y., 2012. Review of the genus Scaeosopha Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3322: 1-34. Preview
• Li, H.H., Zhen, H., Kendrick, R.C. & Sterling, M.J., 2010. Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 38 (149): 67-89.
• 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.
• Wang, S. & Kendrick, R.C., 2009. Genus Stereodytis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China, with descriptions of two new species. Entomologica Fennica 20: 186–190. abstract
• Wang, S.X., Kendrick, R.C. & Sterling, P., 2009. Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Oecophoridae I: the genus Promalactis Meyrick. Zootaxa 2239: 31–44. (abstract)
• Yang, L., Li, H. & Kendrick, R.C., 2012. Taxonomic study of the genus Thisizima Walker, 1864 in China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). ZooKeys 254: 109–120. doi:10.3897/zookeys.254.3952
• Yu, G.Y. & Lau, C.S.K., 2001. A contribution to knowledge of the ladybirds of Hong Kong, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society. 24: 147-179.

External links

• Hong Kong Plant Database
• Hong Kong Butterflies listing
• Hong Kong Moths listing
• The Global Lepidoptera Names Index