Species first discovered in Hong Kong

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This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.

1 Plants
2 Animals
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Animals

[edit] Mammals

Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)

[edit] Amphibians

Romer's Tree Frog (Philautus romeri)*
Hong Kong Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
Hong Kong Cascade Frog (Amolops hongkongensis)
Short-legged Horned Toad (Xenophrys brachykolos )*

[edit] Insects

[edit] Lepidoptera

Sesiidae
- Sesiinae
  - Gaea variegata (Walker, 1864)*
  - Toleria sinensis (Walker, 1854)*

Epipyropidae
- - Fulgoraecia bowringii Newman, 1851

Tortricidae
- Tortricinae, Cochylini
  - Phalonidia pista Diakonoff, 1984*

Crambidae
- Spilomelinae
  - Palpita minuscula Inoue, 1996*
  - Palpita parvifraterna Inoue, 1999*

Geometridae
- Ennominae
  - Microcalicha reelsi Sato & Galsworthy, 1998
  - Pseudothalera carolinae Galsworthy, 1997
  - Psilalcis galsworthyi Sato, 1996*
- Geometrinae
  - Pingasa chloroides Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Maxates brevicaudata Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Thalassodes maipoensis Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Berta rugosivalva Galsworthy, 1997
- Larentiinae
  - Sauris purpurotincta Galsworthy, 1999
  - Sauris victoriae Galsworthy, 1999*
  - Axinoptera anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999
  - Eupithecia sekkongensis Galsworthy, 1999*
  - Sigilliclystis kendricki Galsworthy, 1999*
  - Spiralisigna gloriae Galsworthy, 1999*

Notodontidae
- Notodontinae
  - Neodrymonia taipoensis Galsworthy, 1997

Erebidae (= Noctuidae s.l.)
- Catocalinae
  - Belciana scorpio Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Oglasa stygiana Galsworthy, 1997
  - Pangrapta bicornuta Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Pangrapta roseinotata Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Ugia purpurea Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Ugia insuspecta Galsworthy, 1997
- Strepsimaninae
  - Luceria striata Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Schrankia bilineata Galsworthy, 1997*
- Hypeninae
  - Lysimelia lucida Galsworthy, 1997*

Noctuidae
- Hadeninae
  - Athetis hongkongensis Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Athetis bispurca Galsworthy, 1997*
  - Egira ambigua Galsworthy, 1997*
- Acontiinae
  - Cerynea discontenta Galsworthy, 1998*
  - Hyposada kadooriensis Galsworthy, 1998*
- Bagisarinae
  - Chasmina sinuata Galsworthy, 1997*

[edit] References

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 9882016162.

For the animals:

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.
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.
_____, 1998a. Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 30-32.
_____, 1998b. A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 49: 104-106.
_____, 1999a. Two new species of Sauris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 50: 35-37.
_____, 1999b. New and revised eupitheciine species (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong and South East Asia. Trans. lepid. Soc. 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.
_____, 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.
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.