Species first discovered in Hong Kong
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This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.
Contents
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
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- 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
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- Pakistanapseudes toloensis (Bamber, 1997)
Isopoda
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- 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
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Ephemeroptera
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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
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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
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:
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- 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.
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