List of bugs of Nepal (Scutelleridae) explained

The following is a list of bugs of the family Scutelleridae of Nepal. Seventeen different species are listed.

This list is primarily based on V.K. Thapa's 2000 "An Inventory of Nepal's Insects"^[1] and Samudra Lal Joshi's 2001 "Reference Insects of Nepal"^[2] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

• Calliphara excellens - excellent jewel bug
• Cantao ocellatus
• Chrysocoris patricius
• Chrysocoris pulchellus^[3]
• Chrysocoris stolli
• Eucorysses grandis
• Lamprocoris roylii
• Poecilocoris childreni
• Poecilocoris crowleyi
• Poecilocoris hardwickii
• Poecilocoris druraei syn. Poecilocoris heissi
• Poecilocoris interruptus
• Poecilocoris nepalensis - Nepalese jewel bug
• Poecilocoris orientalis^[4]
• Poecilocoris ornatus
• Poecilocoris pseudolatus
• Poecilocoris purpurascens
• Solenostethium rubropunctatum

See also

• List of butterflies of Nepal
• Odonata of Nepal
• Cerambycidae of Nepal
• Wildlife of Nepal
• How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs in Nepal

Notes and References

1. Book: Thapa, V.K.. 2000 . An Inventory of Nepal's Insects, Vol. III. Kathmandu, Nepal . IUCN, Nepal . 92-9144-049-3 .
2. Book: Joshi . Samudra Lal. Manandhar . D.N.. 2001 . Reference Insects of Nepal. Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal . Entomology Division, Nepal Agriculture Research Council, Khumaltar.
3. K.C.. Sajan. Khadka. Anjali. Kafle. Kapil. 2018. Study of Jewel Bugs (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)of Hilly Regions of Nepal. Journal of the Plant Protection Society. 5. 139–147.
4. Ahmad. I. Kamaluddin. S. 1982. A revision of the genus Poecilocoris Dallas(Pentatomoidea: Scutellerldae) from IndoPakistan subcontinent with descriptions ofthree new species. Oriental Insects. 16. 3. 259–295. 10.1080/00305316.1982.10434316.