Catalogue and Bibliography of the Hong Kong Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Adephaga), with notes on the historic boundaries of Hong Kong as related to zoological collections Author Aston, Paul text Zootaxa 2016 4121 3 201 257 journal article 38912 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.1 6cb37831-da16-4763-a32c-aef636512990 1175-5326 265007 172021D4-55C8-483F-A6B2-F823C3022F90 Subgenus Amblygenius LaFert-Sénectére, 1851 Chlaenius ( Amblygenius ) sinensis Chaudoir, 1856 Chaudoir described this species from specimens originating from Hong Kong . Chaudoir (1876b) noted this species as quite common in Hong Kong . Gemminger & Harold (1868) , Hill (1982) and Kirschenhofer (2003a) also list this species for Hong Kong . Hill (1982) gives it the common name Shiny Ground Beetle. Material : ♀ Hong Kong , Lantau, Wo Tin 14.ii.15 Wo Tin, under rock on dry hillside; ♀ W.T.L., 22.vi.12 ; 1 ex. Hong Kong , Lantau, Sunset Peak, 27.ix.09 , found dead on path dried. Ƌ W.T., 1.xii.10 , in grass at circa 200 m alt, under rock, together with what looked like Craspedophorus mandarinus or very similar species. Biology : Imago found throughout the year. This species seems to like grassy, dry hilltops. Can be attracted to light, it is fully winged and capable of flight.