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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)

    • 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

    • Decapoda

  • 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

  • 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

    • 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

    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)

    • 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

    • References

    Species first discovered in Hong Kong Wikipedia
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