Species first discovered in Hong Kong
# 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

### 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

**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

**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
