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Species first discovered in Hong Kong

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

  • 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

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

Arachnida

Araneae

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

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

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

Diptera

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

See also


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