ship-timber beetle

Japanese: ship-timber beetle(英語表記)shiptimberbeetle
ship-timber beetle

…the general name for insects of the Lymexylidae family. The English name is ship-timber beetle. It is said that in the past, in Sweden, beetles of this family were damaging old ships, so the king ordered Linnaeus to investigate.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ship-timber beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目ツツシンクイムシ科Lymexylidaeの昆虫の総称名。英名はship‐timber beetle。昔,スウェーデンにおいて,この科の甲虫が古船を食害したため,国王がリンネに命じて調査させたといわれる。…

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