Scutelleridae Checklist

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    Eucorysses grandis - grand jewel bug
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    Poecilocoris nepalensis - Nepalese jewel bug
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    Poecilocoris druraei - variable jewel bug
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    Cantao ocellatus - ocellated jewel bug

    The following is a list of jewel bugs (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) of Nepal. Nineteen different species are documented so far and listed here. The species added by us are given a green "NEW" tag beside their names.

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    Scutelleridae (10/22): Jewel Bugs  

    Jewel bugs, so named for their jewel like shiny apperance, are true bugs in the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. Unlike other Heteroptera, their scutellum covers their entire abdomen that makes them look like beetles.

    Scutellerinae  (09/20)
    Hemipeplus abditus Hemipeplus angustipennis H. argentinus - lesser jewel bug  NEW Chrysocoris pulchellus - dainty jewel bug  NEW Chrysocoris stolli - lychee jewel bug Eucorysses grandis - grand jewel bug

    Elvisurinae (0/01)

    Solenostethium rubropunctatum - red-spotted jewel bug

    Hoteinae (01/01)
    Hotea curculionoides - beaked jewel bug  NEW

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