Earle Gorton Linsley (May 1, 1910, in Oakland, California – March 8, 2000) was an American entomologist.
In study at the University of California, Berkeley Linsley gained a Bachelor of Science in 1932, a Master of Science in 1933, and a Doctorate in 1938.
Linsley was a world-renowned expert in on the beetle family Cerambycidae.
Linsley described many species including: Pleocoma bicolor Pleocoma blaisdelli Pleocoma carinata Pleocoma crinita Pleocoma dubitabilis Pleocoma hirticollis Pleocoma lucia Pleocoma minor Pleocoma nitida Pleocoma sonomae Pleocoma venturae Pleocoma trifoliata Tetropium pilosicorne
Pleocoma linsleyi was named in his honor.
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