Ship-timber beetle
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Ship-timber beetles are a family (Lymexylidae) of wood-boring beetles.
They are 7 to 18 mm long. The larvae bore into living and decaying wood, where they eat the fungi that grow in their tunnels. Some species are pests, killing live trees and damaging timber structures such as houses and ships.
There are 37 species in 7 genera, including:
- The chestnut timberworm, Melittomma sericeum
- The ship timber beetle, Lymexylon navale
[edit] External links
- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz, Lymexylidae
