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 & 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 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

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 & 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

• 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 Myrmecozelinae Thisizima fasciaria Yang, Li & Kendrick, 2012 Thisizima subceratella Yang, Li & Kendrick, 2012 Gracillarioidea Gracillariidae Gracillariinae Gibbovalva singularis Bai & Li, 2008 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 Hieromantis arcuata Guan & Li, 2015 Stathmopoda tetracantha Wang, Wang & Guan, 2021* Xyloryctidae Xyloryctinae Neospastis sinensis Bradley, 1967* Cosmopterigidae Scaeosophinae Scaeosopha hongkongensis Li & Zhang, 2012* Gelechiidae Dichomeridinae Dichomeris argentenigera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010 Dichomeris hamulifera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010* Dichomeris parvisexafurca Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010* Sesioidea Sesiidae Sesiinae - Sesiini Toleria sinensis (Walker, 1854)* Sesiinae - Paranthrenini Gaea variegata (Walker, 1854)* Zygaenoidea Epipyropidae Fulgoraecia bowringii Newman, 1851 Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae - Cochylini Gynnidomorpha pista (Diakonoff, 1984)* Original combination = Phalonidia pista Diakonoff, 1984 Chlidanotinae - Hilarographini Hilarographa shehkonga Razowski, 2009* Olethreutinae Sorolopha archimedias (Meyrick, 1912) Original combination = Argyroploce archimedias Meyrick, 1912 Pyraloidea Crambidae Musotiminae Siamusotima disrupta Solis, 2017* Spilomelinae Palpita minuscula Inoue, 1996* Palpita parvifraterna Inoue, 1999* Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Microcalicha reelsi Sato & Galsworthy, 1998 Pseudothalera carolinae Galsworthy, 1997 Psilalcis galsworthyi Sato, 1996*

Larentiinae Sauris purpurotincta Galsworthy, 1999 Sauris victoriae Galsworthy, 1999* Axinoptera anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999 Eupithecia sekkongensis Galsworthy, 1999 a junior synonym of E. mundiscripta (Warren, 1907) Sigilliclystis kendricki Galsworthy, 1999* Spiralisigna gloriae Galsworthy, 1999* Geometrinae Pingasa chloroides Galsworthy, 1997* Maxates brevicaudata Galsworthy, 1997* Thalassodes maipoensis Galsworthy, 1997* Berta rugosivalva Galsworthy, 1997 Microloxia chlorissoides (Prout, 1912) Papilionoidea Hesperiidae Hesperiinae Halpe paupera walthewi Devyatkin, 2002* Bombycoidea Sphingidae Macroglossinae - Macroglossini Theretra suffusa (Walker, 1856) Noctuoidea Notodontidae Notodontinae Neodrymonia taipoensis Galsworthy, 1997 Erebidae Arctiinae - Lithosiini Cyana harterti (Elwes, 1890) Lymantriinae - Orgyiini Aroa ochripicta Moore, 1879 a junior synonym of A. substrigosa (Walker, 1855) Lymantriinae - Nygmiini Euproctis seitzi Strand, 1910 Hypenodinae - Hypenodini Luceria striata Galsworthy, 1997* Schrankia bilineata Galsworthy, 1997* Hypenodinae - Micronoctuini - Belluliina Bellulia galsworthyi Fibiger, 2008* Fustius sterlingi Fibiger, 2010* Hypeninae Lysimelia lucida Galsworthy, 1997* Pangraptinae Pangrapta bicornuta Galsworthy, 1997* Pangrapta roseinotata Galsworthy, 1997* Boletobiinae - Aventiini Cerynea discontenta Galsworthy, 1998* Hyposada kadooriensis Galsworthy, 1998* Erebiinae Oglasa stygiana Galsworthy, 1997 Ugia purpurea Galsworthy, 1997 Ugia insuspecta Galsworthy, 1997 Nolidae Nolinae Spininola kendricki László & Sterling, 2020* Hampsonola ceciliae László & Sterling, 2020* Eligminae Baroa vatala Swinhoe, 1894 Noctuidae Dyopsinae Belciana scorpio Galsworthy, 1997* Bagisarinae Chasmina sinuata Galsworthy, 1997* Noctuinae - Caradrinini - Athetiina Athetis hongkongensis Galsworthy, 1997* Athetis bispurca Galsworthy, 1997* Noctuinae - Orthosiini Egira ambigua Galsworthy, 1997*

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)

Megaloptera

• Corydalidae
  • Neochauliodes bowringi (McLachlan, 1867)

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 Pterolophia hongkongensis Gressitt, 1942 Sciades hongkongensis Breuning, 1968

Hymenoptera

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*

Apoidea Crabronidae Larrinae Trypoxylon takasago hongkongense Tsuneki, 1981 Vespoidea Formicidae Formicinae Camponotus maculatus hongkongensis subspecies name not listed on Hymenoptera Name Server v1.5 Camponotus irritans hongkongensis Forel, 1912 Myrmicinae Pheidole hongkongensis Wheeler, 1928 Vespidae Polistinae Ropalidia hongkongensis (Saussure, 1854) Eumeninae Parancistrocerus hongkongensis Gusenleitner, 2002

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

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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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• Galsworthy, A.C., 1998a. Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49: 30-32.
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• Galsworthy, A.C., 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
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• 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.
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• 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.
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External links

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