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''Calliphara excellens'' is a jewel bug in the family Scutelleridae. It is distributed in Nepal and India. Males engage in ritualistic Courtship display, walking around the female, touching his abdomen to the plant before touching the female's antennae. After mating, the female oviposits into the seed of a host plant, such as '' Macaranga tanarius''.


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Scutelleridae Insects described in 1834 Insects of India Insects of Nepal {{Pentatomoidea-stub