Species first discovered in Hong Kong explained
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
Amphibians
Reptile
- 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 & 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)
- Phyllodesmium opalescene
- Chloritis hungerfordiana rufopila
- Cryptosoma imperator
- Kaliella hongkongensis
- Macrochlamys discus
- Macrochlamys nitidissma
- Marcrocycloides crenulate
- Microcystina schmackerina
- Microcystina stenomphala
- Sinoenna splendens hongkongensis
- Tornatellira boeningi
- Aglaophamus toloensis Ohwada, 1992
- Haberma tingkok Cannicci & Ng, 2017[1]
- 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 & Ng, 1999*
- Neocaridina serrata*
- Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962
- Periclimenes toloensis Bruce, 1969
- Panulirus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1963
- Periclimenes hongkongensis Bruce, 1969
- 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
- Gnaphosidae
- Philodromidae
- Thanatus hongkong Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997
- Lycosidae
- 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 & 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)
- 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
- Tineoidea
- Tineidae
- Gracillarioidea
- Gracillariidae
- Gelechioidea
- Oecophoridae
- Oecophorinae
- Promalactis quinilineata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis similinfulata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis noviloba Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis longiuncata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis biovata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis lobatifera Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Promalactis apicispinifera Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
- Stereodytis acutidens Wang & Kendrick, 2009*
- Stereodytis brevignatha Wang & Kendrick, 2009*
- Stathmopodidae
- Xyloryctidae
- Cosmopterigidae
- Gelechiidae
- Sesioidea
- Sesiidae
- Zygaenoidea
- Epipyropidae
- Tortricoidea
- Tortricidae
- Pyraloidea
- Crambidae
- Geometroidea
- Geometridae
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*
- Platystictidae
- 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
- 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)
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*
- Chrysomelidae
- Downesia tarsata Baly, 1869
- Dactylispa pungens (Boheman), 1859
- Callispa bowringi Baly, 1858
- Chiridopsis bowringii (Boheman, 1885)
- Oides bowringii (Baly, 1863)
- Cerambycidae
- Chalcidoidea
- Aphelinidae
- Aphelininae
- Aphelinus hongkongensis Hayat, 1994
- Encyrtidae
- Encrytinae
- Leurocerus hongkongensis Subba Rao, 1971
- Ormyridae
- Ormyrinae
- Ormyrus hongkongensis Narendran, 1999
- Chrysidoidea
- Bethylidae
- Mesitiinae
- Metrionotus hongkongensis Moczar, 1974
- Pristocerinae
- Pseudisobrachium hongkongense Terayama, 1996
- Dyrinidae
- Dryininae
- Dryinus bellicus Olmi, 1987
- Gonatopodinae
- Neodryinus dolosus Olmi, 1984*
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
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
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. .
For the animals:
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- , 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)
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- , 1998a. Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49: 30-32.
- , 1998b. A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49: 104-106.
- , 1999a. Two new species of Sauris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50: 35-37.
- , 1999b. New and revised eupitheciine species (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong and South East Asia. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50: 223-234
- , 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.
- & 2006: Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera). Canadian Entomologist 138: 610-635.
- & 2020: Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 33: 33-58.
- , &, 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
- ,, &, 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.
- , 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.
- &, 1998. Description of a new species of the genus Microcalicha Sato (Geometridae) from Hong Kong. Tinea 15: 240-242.
- ; ; &, 2017. Another new Lygodium-boring species of the musotimine genus Siamusotima (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from China. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (3): 471–480. .
- , &, 2021. Genus Stathmopoda Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Stathmopodidae) from China: Descriptions of ten new species. Zootaxa 4908: 451–472.
- &, 2009. Genus Stereodytis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China, with descriptions of two new species. Entomologica Fennica 20: 186–190. abstract
- , &, 2009. Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Oecophoridae I: the genus Promalactis Meyrick. Zootaxa 2239: 31–44. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02239p044f.pdf (abstract)
- , &, 2012. Taxonomic study of the genus Thisizima Walker, 1864 in China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). ZooKeys 254: 109–120.
- &, 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
Notes and References
- Cannicci. Stefano. Ng. Peter L. K.. 2017-03-21. A new species of micro-mangrove crab of the genus Haberma Ng & Schubart, 2002 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Sesarmidae) from Hong Kong. ZooKeys. 662. 67–78. 10.3897/zookeys.662.11908. 28769609. 1313-2970. 5539359. free.
