Species first discovered in Hong Kong
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This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.
Plants
edit- 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
edit- Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
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- 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
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- 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)
- Corydalidae
- Neochauliodes bowringi (McLachlan, 1867)
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- 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
- Epipsocidae
- Hinduipsocus hongkongensis Li & Mockford, 1997
- Mesopsocidae
- Mesopsocus hongkongensis Thornton, 1959
- Peripsocidae
- Peripsocus hongkongensis Thornton & Wong, 1968
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- 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
- Helicopsychidae
- Helicopsyche agnetae Johanson & Oláh, 2008
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.662.11908. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5539359. PMID 28769609.
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). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49: 30-32.
- Galsworthy, A.C., 1998b. A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49: 104-106.
- Galsworthy, A.C., 1999a. Two new species of Sauris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50: 35-37.
- 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
- 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
- László, G.M. & Sterling, M. 2020: Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 33: 33-58. doi:10.37828/em.2020.33.6
- 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.
- Solis, M. A.; Pratt, P.; Makinson, J.; Zonneveld, R. & Lake, E., 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. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.3.471.
- Wang, A.L., Wang, S.X. & Guan, W., 2021. Genus Stathmopoda Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Stathmopodidae) from China: Descriptions of ten new species. Zootaxa 4908: 451–472. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.1
- 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. [1] (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.