Plants

• Bauhinia
  Bauhinia blakeana
  Bauhinia blakeana is an orchid tree of the genus Bauhinia with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually across, and bloom from early November to the end of March...
  
   (Bauhinia blakeana)
• Crapnell's Camellia
  Crapnell's Camellia
  Camellia crapnelliana, Crapnell's Camellia , is a flowering Camellia native to Hong Kong.In 1903, the Camellia crapnelliana species was first collected and described by W. J...
  
  (Camellia crapnelliana)
• Grantham's Camellia
  Grantham's Camellia
  Camellia granthamiana , also Grantham's Camellia, is a rare, endangered species of Camellia, which was first discovered in Hong Kong in 1955....
  
  (Camellia granthamiana)
• Hong Kong Camellia
  Hong Kong Camellia
  Camellia hongkongensis -Description:Camellia hongkongensis is a small evergreen tree which can grow to 10 m-30 feet tall. Of the Camellia species native to Hong Kong, only this species bears red flowers....
  
  (Camellia hongkongensis)
• Hong Kong Dogwood (Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis)
• Hong Kong Iris (Iris speculatrix)
• Hong Kong Balsam (Impatiens hongkongensis)
• Pavetta
  Pavetta
  Pavetta is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It comprises about 350 species of trees, evergreen shrubs and sub-shrubs. It is found in woodlands, grasslands and thickets in sub-tropical and tropical Africa and Asia. The plants are cultivated for their simple but variable leaves,...
  
   (Pavetta hongkongensis)
• Hong Kong Croton
  Hong Kong croton
  Croton hancei, the Hong Kong croton, is a species of Croton which is endemic to Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under the Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A....
  
   (Croton hancei)*
• Hong Kong Wild Kumquat (Fortunella hindsii), see Kumquat
  Kumquat
  Cumquats or kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato...
  
  
• 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)

Amphibians

• Romer's Tree Frog
  Romer's Tree Frog
  Romer's Tree Frog is a species of frog endemic to Hong Kong. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5 - 2.5 cm, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory. Despite its common name, it belongs to the Rhacophoridae family, instead of the Hylidae.-Physical descriptions:The female frog is...
  
   (Philautus romeri)*
• Hong Kong Newt
  Hong Kong Newt
  Hong Kong Newt is the only species of salamander , found in Hong Kong. Once thought to be endemic to the territory, the species has also been found in the coastal parts of Guangdong Province.The newt is treated by some naturalists as a sub-species of Paramesotriton chinensis...
  
   (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
• Hong Kong Cascade Frog
  Hong Kong Cascade Frog
  Hong Kong Cascade Frog is a species of true frog once thought to be endemic to Hong Kong. Their eggs are laid on rock faces in the splash zones of cascades...
  
   (Amolops hongkongensis)
• Short-legged Horned Toad (Xenophrys brachykolos )*
• Polypedates megacephalus
  Polypedates megacephalus
  Polypedates megacephalus, also known as Hong Kong Whipping Frog, Spot-legged Treefrog, or Brown Tree Frog, is a tree frog which is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution in Asia and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats...
  
  
• Fejervarya multistriata
  Fejervarya multistriata
  Fejervarya multistriata is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Okinawa.Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes and intermittent freshwater marches. Its status is insufficiently known.-Source:...
  
  
• Rana macrodactyla
• Microhyla pulchra
  Microhyla pulchra
  Microhyla pulchra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia....
  
  (Hallowell) ,1861

Reptile

Reptile

Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...

• 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

Fish

Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

• 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
  Callionymus altipinnis
  Callionymus altipinnis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus....
  
  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
  Xyrichtys trivittatus
  Xyrichtys trivittatus is a species of razorfish. It is currently only known from Hong Kong and Taiwan.This fish reaches a total length of around 30 cm. It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with...
  
  Randall & Cornish, 2000
• Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)

Mollusca

Mollusca

The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...

• Phyllodesmium opalescene
• Chloritis hungerfordiana rufopila
• Cryptosoma imperator
• Kaliella hongkongensis
  Kaliella hongkongensis
  Kaliella hongkongensis is a species of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae.This species is endemic to Hong Kong....
  
  
• Macrochlamys discus
• Macrochlamys nitidissma
• Marcrocycloides crenulate
• Microcystina schmackerina
• Microcystina stenomphala
• Sinoenna splendens hongkongensis
• Tornatellira boeningi

Decapoda

Decapoda

The decapods or Decapoda are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers. It is estimated that the order contains nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with...

 

• • 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

Isopoda

Isopoda

Isopods are an order of peracarid crustaceans, including familiar animals such as woodlice and pill bugs. The name Isopoda derives from the Greek roots and...

 

• • 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
  Liphistiidae
  The spider family Liphistiidae comprises 5 genera and 85 species from Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. They are among the most basal living spiders, belonging to the suborder Mesothelae...
  
  
  • 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

• 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

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

• Gracillarioidea
  Gracillarioidea
  Gracillarioidea is a large superfamily containing four families of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These generally small moths are miners in plant tissue as caterpillars. There are about 113 described genera distributed worldwide, the most commonly encountered of which are leaf-miners in the...
  
  
• Gracillariidae
  Gracillariidae
  Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
  
  
  • Gracillariinae
    • Gibbovalva
      Gibbovalva
      Gibbovalva is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.-Species:*Gibbovalva civica *Gibbovalva kobusi Kumata & Kuroko, 1988*Gibbovalva magnoliae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988*Gibbovalva quadrifasciata...
      
       singularis
      Gibbovalva singularis
      Gibbovalva singularis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China ....
      
      Bai & Li, 2008
• Gelechioidea
  Gelechioidea
  | name = Curved-horn moths| image = Xylorycta assimilis.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Xylorycta assimilis of the Xyloryctidae, photographed in Aranda Note prominent "horns" and long antennae| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda...
  
  
• Oecophoridae
  Oecophoridae
  Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
  
  
  • Oecophorinae
    Oecophorinae
    | image = Philobota1.jpg| image_width = 250px| image_caption = Adult of Philobota arabella or a related species,Aranda | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| subordo = Glossata| infraordo = Heteroneura...
    
    
    • Promalactis quinilineata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis similinfulata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis noviloba Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis longiuncata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis biovata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis lobatifera Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Promalactis apicispinifera Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009*
    • Stereodytis acutidens Wang & Kendrick, 2009*
    • Stereodytis brevignatha Wang & Kendrick, 2009*
• Xyloryctidae
  • Xyloryctinae
    • Neospastis sinensis Bradley, 1967*
• Gelechiidae
  Gelechiidae
  Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable...
  
  
  • Dichomeridinae
    Dichomeridinae
    Dichomeridinae is a subfamily of moths in the Gelechiidae family.-Taxonomy and systematics:Tentatively including Chelariinae, which might belong in Gelechiinae or Pexicopiinae)* Acompsia* Ananarsia* Anaptilora...
    
    
    • Dichomeris
      Dichomeris
      Dichomeris is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.-Selected species:*Dichomeris acuminatus *Dichomeris aenigmatica *Dichomeris alacella*Dichomeris barbella...
      
       argentenigera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010
    • Dichomeris
      Dichomeris
      Dichomeris is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.-Selected species:*Dichomeris acuminatus *Dichomeris aenigmatica *Dichomeris alacella*Dichomeris barbella...
      
       hamulifera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010*
    • Dichomeris
      Dichomeris
      Dichomeris is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.-Selected species:*Dichomeris acuminatus *Dichomeris aenigmatica *Dichomeris alacella*Dichomeris barbella...
      
       parvisexafurca Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010*
• Sesioidea
  Sesioidea
  Sesioidea is the superfamily currently containing clearwing moths , castniid moths and little bear moths . There is evidence from head and thoracic morphology that the first two families, internally feeding in plants as caterpillars, are sisters, whilst some brachodids are known to feed on leaf...
  
  
• Sesiidae
  Sesiidae
  The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
  
  
  • Sesiinae - Sesiini
    • Toleria
      Toleria
      Toleria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Toleria abiaeformis Walker, [1865]*Toleria ilana Arita & Gorbunov, 2001...
      
       sinensis (Walker, 1854)*
  • Sesiinae - Paranthrenini
    • Gaea variegata (Walker, 1854)*
• Zygaenoidea
  Zygaenoidea
  Zygaenoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.The families are:* Aididae* Anomoeotidae* Cyclotornidae* Dalceridae* Epipyropidae* Heterogynidae* Himantopteridae* Lacturidae* Limacodidae...
  
  
• Epipyropidae
  Epipyropidae
  Epipyropidae is a small family of moths. This family and the closely related Cyclotornidae are unique among the Lepidoptera in that the larvae are ectoparasites, the hosts typically being fulgoroid planthoppers, thus the common name Planthopper Parasite Moths.-References:*...
  
  
  • • Fulgoraecia bowringii Newman, 1851
• Tortricoidea
• Tortricidae
  Tortricidae
  Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
  
  
  • Tortricinae
    Tortricinae
    The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as biological control agents against invasive...
    
     - Cochylini
    • Piercea pista (Diakonoff, 1984)*
      Original combination = Phalonidia
      Phalonidia
      Phalonidia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.-Species:*Phalonidia acrota Razowski, 1993*Phalonidia aetheria Razowski, 1967*Phalonidia affinitana...
      
       pista Diakonoff, 1984
  • Olethreutinae
    Olethreutinae
    Olethreutinae is a subfamily of moth in the family Tortricidae.-Genera incertae sedis:This tortricine genus has not been assigned to a tribe yet:...
    
    
    • Sorolopha
      Sorolopha
      Sorolopha is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.-Species:*Sorolopha aeolochlora *Sorolopha agalma Diakonoff, 1973*Sorolopha agana...
      
       archimedias
      Sorolopha archimedias
      Sorolopha archimedias is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, India, Java and Australia .The wingspan is about 15 mm...
      
      (Meyrick, 1912)
      Original combination = Argyroploce
      Argyroploce
      Argyroploce is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.-Species:*Argyroploce aquilonana Karvonen, 1932*Argyroploce arbutella *Argyroploce dalecarliana...
      
       archimedias Meyrick, 1912
• Pyraloidea
  Pyraloidea
  The Pyraloidea are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide , and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths....
  
  
• Crambidae
  Crambidae
  The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
  
  
  • Spilomelinae
    Spilomelinae
    Spilomelinae is a very large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. They were formerly included in the Pyraustinae as tribe Spilomelini; furthermore taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a...
    
    
    • Palpita
      Palpita
      Palpita is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.-Species:*Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952*Palpita angusta Inoue, 1997*Palpita annulifer Inoue, 1996*Palpita ardealis Palpita is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.-Species:*Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952*Palpita angusta Inoue,...
      
       minuscula Inoue, 1996*
    • Palpita
      Palpita
      Palpita is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.-Species:*Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952*Palpita angusta Inoue, 1997*Palpita annulifer Inoue, 1996*Palpita ardealis Palpita is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.-Species:*Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952*Palpita angusta Inoue,...
      
       parvifraterna Inoue, 1999*
• Geometroidea
  Geometroidea
  Geometroidea is the superfamily of geometrid moths in the Lepidoptera. It includes the families Geometridae, Uraniidae, and Sematuridae...
  
  
• Geometridae
  • Ennominae
    Ennominae
    Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually fairly small moth species, though some grow considerably larger. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating...
    
    
    • Microcalicha
      Microcalicha
      Microcalicha is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       reelsi Sato & Galsworthy, 1998
    • Pseudothalera
      Pseudothalera
      Pseudothalera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       carolinae Galsworthy, 1997
    • Psilalcis
      Psilalcis
      Psilalcis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       galsworthyi Sato, 1996*
  • Larentiinae
    Larentiinae
    Larentiinae moths contain roughly 5,800 species and occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be...
    
    
    • Sauris
      Sauris (moth)
      Sauris is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       purpurotincta Galsworthy, 1999
    • Sauris
      Sauris (moth)
      Sauris is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       victoriae Galsworthy, 1999*
    • Axinoptera
      Axinoptera
      Axinoptera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It is considered a synonym of Chloroclystis....
      
       anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999
    • Eupithecia
      Eupithecia
      Eupithecia is a large genus of moths of the family Geometridae. There are hundreds of described species, found in all parts of the world , and new species are discovered on a regular basis....
      
       sekkongensis Galsworthy, 1999
      a junior synonym of E. mundiscripta (Warren, 1907)
    • Sigilliclystis kendricki Galsworthy, 1999*
    • Spiralisigna
      Spiralisigna
      Spiralisigna is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       gloriae Galsworthy, 1999*

• • Geometrinae
    Geometrinae
    Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family . It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic however...
    
    
    • Pingasa
      Pingasa
      Pingasa is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:*Pingasa abyssiniaria **Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria **Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata Fletcher, 1956*Pingasa aigneri Prout, 1930...
      
       chloroides Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Maxates
      Maxates
      Maxates is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
      
       brevicaudata Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Thalassodes
      Thalassodes
      Thalassodes is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:*Thalassodes byrsopis Meyrick, 1886*Thalassodes chloropsis Meyrick, 1886*Thalassodes curiosa Swinhoe, 1902*Thalassodes dissepta Walker, 1861...
      
       maipoensis Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Berta
      Berta (moth)
      Berta is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Berta albiplaga Warren, 1893* Berta annulifera Warren, 1896* Berta anteplaga Prout, 1916* Berta cercifera Holloway, 1996* Berta chrysolineata Walker, [1863]...
      
       rugosivalva Galsworthy, 1997
    • Microloxia
      Microloxia
      Microloxia chlorissoides is a moth of the Geometridae family and the only member of the genus Microloxia. It is found in Eastern Asia....
      
       chlorissoides (Prout, 1912)
• Hesperioidea
• Hesperiidae
  • Hesperiinae
    • Halpe
      Halpe
      Halpe is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
      
       paupera walthewi Devyatkin, 2002*
• Bombycoidea
  Bombycoidea
  Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths and relatives. The Lasiocampoidea are close relatives and sometimes merged in the present group. Their larvae exhibit horns.-Sources:...
  
  
• Sphingidae
  Sphingidae
  Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
  
  
  • Macroglossinae
    Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera)
    The Macroglossinae are a sub-family of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini and Philampelini.-References:*, All-Leps Barcode of Life...
    
     - Macroglossini
    • Theretra
      Theretra
      Theretra is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family.-Species:*Theretra acuta - Vaglia & Liyous, 2010*Theretra alecto - *Theretra alorica - Eitschberger, 2010*Theretra arfakmontensis - Eitschberger, 2010...
      
       suffusa
      Theretra suffusa
      Theretra suffusa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan , Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Andaman Islands, Malaysia , Singapore, Indonesia and Palawan.The wingspan is 80-102 mm...
      
      (Walker, 1856)
• Noctuoidea
  Noctuoidea
  Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid or "owlet" moths, and has the largest number of species described for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. The most recent classifications include only four families in the superfamily;...
  
  
• Notodontidae
  Notodontidae
  Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
  
  
  • Notodontinae
    Notodontinae
    Notodontinae is the nominate subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. The Ptilodoninae are sometimes merged herein. The genus list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet....
    
    
    • Neodrymonia taipoensis Galsworthy, 1997
• Micronoctuidae
  Micronoctuidae
  The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
  
  
  • Belluliinae
    Belluliinae
    The Belluliinae are a subfamily of moths of the Micronoctuidae family.-Tribes and Genera:*Tribe Belluliini Fibiger, 2008**Bellulia Fibiger, 2008*Tribe Medialini Fibiger, 2008**Mediala Fibiger, 2008**Melaleucia Hampson, 1900...
    
    
    • Bellulia
      Bellulia
      Bellulia is a genus of moths of the Micronoctuidae family.-Species:*The kareni species-group**Bellulia kareni Fibiger, 2008*The laosiensis species-group**Bellulia laosiensis Fibiger, 2008*The nilssoni species-group...
      
       galsworthyi
      Bellulia galsworthyi
      Bellulia galsworthyi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Hong Kong.The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The hindwing is blackish brown, with a discal spot. The underside is unicolorous blackish grey, with a small discal spot....
      
      Fibiger, 2008*
    • Fustis
      Fustis
      Fustius is a genus of moths of the Micronoctuidae family.-Species:*Fustius sterlingi Fibiger, 2010*Fustius malaysiensis Fibiger, 2010*Fustius parasensora Fibiger, 2010*Fustius sensora Fibiger, 2010*Fustius biextuta Fibiger, 2010...
      
       sterlingi
      Fustis sterlingi
      Fustius sterlingi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Hong Kong.Its wingspan is 7.5-9.5 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa and costal upper patch of the medial area are black. The forewing ground colour in males is light...
      
      Fibiger, 2010*
• Noctuidae
  Noctuidae
  The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
  
   (following Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006)
• quadrifine Noctuidae
  Noctuidae
  The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
  
  
  • Hypenodinae
    • Luceria
      Luceria (moth)
      Luceria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Luceria novatusalis Walker, 1859* Luceria oculalis Moore, 1877-References:* * * Walker . List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 853-854...
      
       striata Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Schrankia
      Schrankia
      Schrankia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Schrankia altivolans * Schrankia bilineata Galsworthy, 1997* Schrankia capnophanes Turner, 1939...
      
       bilineata
      Schrankia bilineata
      Schrankia bilineata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from only seven localities throughout Hong Kong , with no apparent habitat association...
      
      Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Hypeninae
    Hypeninae
    Hypeninae is a subfamily of moth family Noctuidae. A notable species is Mecistoptera griseifusa which lives solely on tears it drinks with its...
    
    
    • Lysimelia
      Lysimelia
      Lysimelia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Lysimelia lenis Lucas, 1898* Lysimelia neleusalis Walker, [1859]-References:* *...
      
       lucida Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Pangraptinae
    • Pangrapta
      Pangrapta
      Pangrapta is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Pangrapta adoxopis Turner, 1908* Pangrapta aroa Bethune-Baker, 1906* Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818-References:* *...
      
       bicornuta Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Pangrapta
      Pangrapta
      Pangrapta is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Pangrapta adoxopis Turner, 1908* Pangrapta aroa Bethune-Baker, 1906* Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818-References:* *...
      
       roseinotata Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Aventiinae
    • Cerynea
      Cerynea
      Cerynea is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.Cerynea is where Hercules displayed the 3rd labour In the hills of Cerynea.-Species:* Cerynea acidalia Berio, 1960* Cerynea albivitta Hampson, 1918...
      
       discontenta Galsworthy, 1998*
    • Hyposada
      Hyposada
      Hyposada is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Hyposada addescens * Hyposada aspersa * Hyposada assimilis Warren, 1914* Hyposada astona * Hyposada brunnea...
      
       kadooriensis Galsworthy, 1998*
  • Catocalinae
    Catocalinae
    Catocalinae is a subfamily of moth family Erebidae . Many of the species are large compared to other noctuids in temperate zones, and have brightly colored backwings....
    
    
    • Belciana
      Belciana
      Belciana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Belciana bicolor Wileman & West, 1929* Belciana biformis * Belciana caerulea Hampson, 1926* Belciana euchlora Hampson, 1926...
      
       scorpio Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Oglasa
      Oglasa
      Oglasa is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
      
       stygiana Galsworthy, 1997
    • Ugia
      Ugia
      Ugia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
      
       purpurea Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Ugia
      Ugia
      Ugia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
      
       insuspecta Galsworthy, 1997
  • Arctiinae
    Arctiidae
    Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
    
     - Lithosiini
    Lithosiinae
    The Lithosiinae are a subfamily of moths.-Systematics:The systematics of the Lithosiinae are in need of revision. For example, the proposed tribes Afridini, Cisthenini, Endrosini and Eudesmini require validation and delimitation of content...
    
    
    • Cyana
      Cyana
      Cyana is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family.-Species:* Cyana aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904* Cyana basialba Rothschild, 1913* Cyana bicolor Rothschild, 1913* Cyana brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1904...
      
       harterti (Elwes, 1890)
  • Arctiinae
    Arctiidae
    Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
    
     - Arctiini
    Arctiinae
    The Arctiinae are a subfamily of moths.-Systematics:The systematics of the Arctiinae are in need of revision and depends significantly on a personal view of an author. In any case, Arctiinae is a monophyletic group with a clear autapomorphic character - a presence of anal glands in females. On the...
    
    
    • Baroa
      Baroa
      Baroa is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.-References:*...
      
       vatala Swinhoe, 1894
  • Lymantriinae
    Lymantriidae
    Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...
    
     - Orgyiini
    • Aroa ochripicta Moore, 1879
      a junior synonym of A. substrigosa (Walker, 1855)
  • Lymantriinae
    Lymantriidae
    Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...
    
     - Nygmiini
    • Euproctis
      Euproctis
      Euproctis is a genus of moths in the family Lymantriidae.-Species:*Euproctis acatharta Turner, 1906*Euproctis acrita Joicey & Talbot, 1917*Euproctis actor Turner, 1920*Euproctis aganopa Turner, 1921...
      
       seitzi Strand, 1910
• trifine Noctuidae
  Noctuidae
  The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
  
  
  • Bagisarinae
    Bagisarinae
    Bagisarinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae.-References:*Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index ....
    
    
    • Chasmina
      Chasmina
      Chasmina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Chasmina alcidamea Druce, 1890* Chasmina basiflava Holloway, 1979* Chasmina candida Walker, 1865* Chasmina coremata Holloway, 1989* Chasmina fasciculosa Walker, 1858...
      
       sinuata Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Xyleninae - Caradrinini - Athetina
    • Athetis
      Athetis
      Athetis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Former species:* Athetis miranda is now Proxenus miranda * Athetis mindara is now Proxenus mindara...
      
       hongkongensis Galsworthy, 1997*
    • Athetis
      Athetis
      Athetis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Former species:* Athetis miranda is now Proxenus miranda * Athetis mindara is now Proxenus mindara...
      
       bispurca Galsworthy, 1997*
  • Hadeninae
    Hadeninae
    Hadeninae is a subfamily of moth family Noctuidae. The limits between this group and the Condicinae and Noctuinae are still not precisely known, with 3 major and partially conflicting revisions since 2006. Some include the noctuid subfamilies Eriopinae and Psaphidinae here as tribes Eriopini and...
    
     - Orthosiini
    Orthosiini
    The Orthosiini are a mid-sized tribe of noctuid moths in the subfamily Hadeninae.Genera include:* Achatia* Anorthoa* Dioszeghyana* Egira* Harutaeographa* Houlberthosia* Kisegira Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 * Lacinipolia...
    
    
    • Egira
      Egira (moth)
      Egira is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae.-Species:* Egira acronyctoides * Egira alternans * Egira ambigua Galsworthy, 1997* Egira anatolica...
      
       ambigua Galsworthy, 1997*

Odonata

Odonata

Odonata is an order of insects, encompassing dragonflies and damselflies . The word dragonfly is also sometimes used to refer to all Odonata, but the back-formation odonate is a more correct English name for the group as a whole...

• Cordullidae
  • Macromidia katae Wilson, 1993
  • Macromidia ellanae Wilson, 1996*
• Gomphidae
  Gomphidae
  Gomphidae is an Odonata family that contains about 90 genera and 900 species. They are commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies. The name refers to the clublike widening of the end of the abdomen...
  
  
  • Leptogomphus elegans hongkongensis Asahina, 1988*
  • Fukienogomphus choifongae Wilson & Tam, 2006*
  • Melligomphus molluami Wilson, 1995

• Megapodagrionidae
  Megapodagrionidae
  Megapodagrionidae is a family of damselflies, commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out the hindwings horizontally when at rest...
  
  
  • Rhipidolestes janetae Wilson, 1977*
• Platysticitidae
  • Drepanosticta hongkongensis Wilson, 1977
  • Protosticta beaumonti Wilson, 1997
  • Protosticta taipokauensis Asahina & Dudgeon, 1987
  • Stylogomphus chunliuae Chao, 1954

Ephemeroptera

• Baetidae
  Baetidae
  Baetidae is a family of mayflies with about 900 described species distributed worldwide. These are among the smallest of mayflies, adults rarely exceeding 10 mm in length excluding the two long slender tails and sometimes much smaller, and members of the family are often referred to as small...
  
  
  • Alainites acutulus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Alainites lingulatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Chorpralla fusina Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Caenis bicornis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Caenis lubrica Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
• Ephemerellidae
  Ephemerellidae
  Ephemerellidae are known as the Spiny Crawler Mayflies. They are a family of the order Ephemeroptera. There are 8 genera consisting of a total 90 species . They are distributed throughout North America as well as the UK. Their habitat is lotic-erosional, they are found in all sizes of flowing...
  
  
  • Serratella albostriata Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Torleya arenosa Tong & Dudgeon, 2000

• Heptageniidae
  Heptageniidae
  Heptageniidae is a family of mayflies with over 500 described species mainly distributed in the Holarctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions, and also present in the Central American Tropics and extreme northern South America. These are generally rather small mayflies with two long tails...
  
  
  • Compsoneuria taipokauensis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Epeorus sagittatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
  • Heptagenia ngi Hsu, 1936
• Leptophlebiidae
  Leptophlebiidae
  Leptophlebiidae is a family belonging to the Ephemeropterans that are commonly known as the prong-gilled mayflies or leptophlebiids. In North America they occur with about 70 species from 9 genera in freshwater streams and lakes; in Europe they are somewhat less diverse. Globally, this family is...
  
  
  • Choroterpes petersi Tong & Dudgeon, 2000
• Prosopistomatidae
  • Prosopistoma sinensis Tong & Dudgeon, 2000

Phasmatodea

Phasmatodea

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects , walking sticks or stick-bugs , phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects...

• Phasmatidae
  Phasmatidae
  Phasmatidae is a family of the stick insects . They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.Like many of their relatives, Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis...
  
  
  • 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)

Coleoptera

• Coccinellidae
  Coccinellidae
  Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds , or ladybugs . Scientists increasingly prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not true bugs...
  
  
  • Coccidulinae
    • Rodolia pumila Weise, 1892
  • Scymninae
    • Horniolus hisamatsui Miyatake, 1976 *
    • Diomus lantauensis Yu & Lau, 2001 *
    • Nephus eurypodus Yu & Lau, 2001
    • Scymnus alocasia Yu & Lau, 2001 *
  • Coccinellinae
    • Lemnia circumusta (Mulsant, 1850)
    • Illeis confusa Timberlake, 1943
• Eulichadidae
  • Eulichas dudgeoni Jach in Jach & li,1995
• Scarabaeidae
  Scarabaeidae
  The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite...
  
  
  • Onthophagus convexicollis Boheman, 1858
  • Onthophagus proletarius Harold, 1875
  • Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
  • Onthophagus taurinus White, 1844
  • Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
  • Onthophagus orientalis Harold, 1868
  • Sisyphus bowringi White, 1841

• Staphylinidae
  • Atheta hongongiphila
  • Atheta hoihaensis
  • Atheta samchunensis
  • Pedinopleurus hongkongicola
  • Zyras falsus Hlaváč, 2005 *
  • Zyras lacunarumbeneolentium Pace, 1993 *
• Leiodidae
  Leiodidae
  Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 3800 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape...
  
  
  • Agathidium xianggangense Angelini & Cooter, 1999 *
  • Agathidium bowringi Angelini & Cooter, 1999*
• Hispidae
  • Downesia tarsata Baly, 1869
  • Dactylispa pungens (Boheman), 1859
  • Callispa bowringi Baly, 1858
  • Chiridopsis bowringi (Boheman), 1885
• Chrysomelidae
  • Oides bowringii (Baly, 1863)
• Cerambycidae
  • Pterolophia hongkongensis Gressitt, 1942
  • Sciades hongkongensis Breuning, 1968

Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...

• Chalcidoidea
• Aphelinidae
  Aphelinidae
  Aphelinidae is a moderate-sized family of tiny parasitic wasps, with some 1160 described species in some 35 genera. These minute insects are challenging to study as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken , making identification of most museum specimens difficult...
  
  
  • Aphelininae
    • Aphelinus hongkongensis Hayat, 1994
• Encyrtidae
  Encyrtidae
  Encyrtidae is a large family of parasitic wasps, with some 3710 described species in some 455 genera . The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids on Hemiptera, though other hosts are attacked, and details of the life history can be variable Encyrtidae is a large family of parasitic wasps,...
  
  
  • Encrytinae
    • Leurocerus hongkongensis Subba Rao, 1971
• Ormyridae
  Ormyridae
  Ormyridae is a small family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. They are either parasitoids or hyperparasitoids on gall-forming insects, primarily cynipid wasps and tephritid flies...
  
  
  • Ormyrinae
    • Ormyrus hongkongensis Narendran, 1999

• Chrysidoidea
  Chrysidoidea
  The superfamily Chrysidoidea is a very large cosmopolitan group of parasitoid or cleptoparasitic wasps, with three large, common families and four tiny, rare families. Most species are small , almost never exceeding 15 mm...
  
  
• Bethylidae
  • Mesitiinae
    • Metrionotus hongkongensis Moczar, 1974
  • Pristocerinae
    • Pseudisobrachium hongkongense Terayama, 1996
• Dyrinidae
  • Dryininae
    • Dryinus bellicus Olmi, 1987
  • Gonatopodinae
    • Neodryinus dolosus Olmi, 1984*

• Sphecoidea
• Sphecidae
  Sphecidae
  Sphecidae is a cosmopolitan family of wasps that include digger wasps, mud daubers and other familiar types that all fall under the category of thread-waisted wasps.The are predominently solitary wasp,distributed world wide.At present this family consist of eight subfamilies and three tribes...
  
  
  • Larrinae
    • Trypoxylon takasago hongkongense Tsuneki, 1981

• Vespoidea
  Vespoidea
  Vespoidea is a superfamily of order Hymenoptera of class Insecta, although older taxonomic schemes may vary in this categorization, particularly in their recognition of a now-obsolete superfamily Scolioidea...
  
  
• Formicidae
  • Formicinae
    Formicinae
    Formicinae is a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.Formicines retain some primitive features such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little tendency toward reduction of palp or antennal segmentation in...
    
    
    • Camponotus maculatus hongkongensis
      subspecies name not listed on Hymenoptera Name Server v1.5
    • Camponotus irritans hongkongensis Forel, 1912
  • Myrmicinae
    Myrmicinae
    Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants. There are about 140 genera within the group, with the family being cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes...
    
    
    • Pheidole hongkongensis Wheeler, 1928
• Vespidae
  • Polistinae
    Polistinae
    The Polistinae are eusocial wasps closely related to the more familiar yellowjackets, but placed in their own subfamily, containing four tribes; with some 1100 species total, it is the second most diverse subfamily within Vespidae, and while most species are tropical or subtropical, they include...
    
    
    • Ropalidia hongkongensis (Saussure, 1854)
  • Eumenidae
    • Parancistrocerus hongkongensis Gusenleitner, 2002

Isoptera 

• Rhinotermitidae
  Rhinotermitidae
  Rhinotermitidae is a family of termites . They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345 species are recognized, among these are severe pests like Coptotermes formosanus, Coptotermes gestroi and Reticulitermes flavipes....
  
  
  • Coptotermes hongkongensis Oshima, 1914
  • Coptotermes melanoistriatus Lau & He, 1995

• Termitidae
  Termitidae
  Termitidae is a family of termite, containing the following subfamilies:*Apicotermitinae Grassé & Noirot, 1955*Foraminitermitinae Holmgren, 1912*Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934*Nasutitermitinae Hare, 1937*Sphaerotermitinae Engel & Krishna, 2004...
  
  
  • Ahmaditermes choui Ping & Tong, 1989
  • Macrotermes planicapitatus Gao & Lau, 1996
  • Nasutitermes choui Ping & Xu, 1989
  • Nasutitermes dudgeoni Gao & Lam, 1986

Homoptera

Homoptera

Homoptera is a deprecated suborder of order Hemiptera; recent morphological studies and DNA analysis strongly suggests that the order is paraphyletic. It was therefore split into the suborders Sternorrhyncha, Auchenorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha....

 

• Aleyrodidae
  • Paraleyrodes pseudonaranjae Martin, 2001

• Aphididae
  Aphididae
  Aphididae is a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily , of the order Hemiptera. There are several thousand species in this family, many of which are well known for being serious plant pests...
  
  
  • Aulacophoroides millettiae Qiao, Jiang & Martin, 2006
  • Toxoptera victroiae Martin, 1991

• Coccidae
  Coccidae
  The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. In some genera they possess legs but in...
  
  
  • Cribropulvinaria tailungensis Hodgson & Martin, 2001
  • Fistulococcus pokfulamensis Hodgson & Martin, 2005

Psocoptera

Psocoptera

Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They first appeared in the Permian period, 295–248 million years ago. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Their name originates from the Greek word psokos meaning...

 

• Epipsocidae
  Epipsocidae
  Epipsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha, that includes, among others, the genera Epipsocus, Epipsocopsis, and the New Guinean endemic Dicropsocus. The only European species in the family is the apterous Bertkauia lucifuga...
  
  
  • Hinduipsocus hongkongensis Li & Mockford, 1997

• Mesopsocidae
  Mesopsocidae
  Mesopsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterised by their free areola postica. The family includes more than 70 species.-Sources:...
  
  
  • Mesopsocus hongkongensis Thornton, 1959

• Peripsocidae
  Peripsocidae
  Peripsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterised by their absence of an areola postica in their wings. Many of the recently described genera are closely allied to Peripsocus, and only two genera are presented here. The family...
  
  
  • Peripsocus hongkongensis Thornton & Wong, 1968

Diptera

Diptera

Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...

 

• Ceratopogonidae
  Ceratopogonidae
  Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges , are a family of small flies in the order Diptera...
  
  
  • 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
  Tachinidae
  Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
  
  
  • Peribaea hongkongensis Tachi & Shima, 2002

External links

• Hong Kong Plant Database
• Hong Kong Butterflies listing
• Hong Kong Moths listing
• The Global Lepidoptera Names Index