Lumawigia
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''Lumawigia'' is a genus of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
, the jewel beetles. They are native to the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. The genus was erected in 2005 with the description of the new species ''L. gibbicephala''. A second species, ''L. leytensis'', was described in 2009. Species include: * '' Lumawigia gibbicephala'' Bellamy, 2005 * '' Lumawigia leytensis'' Bellamy & Ohmomo, 2009


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Buprestidae genera Insects of the Philippines {{Buprestidae-stub