Earle Gorton Linsley
- March 8, 2000
- 89 years
About Earle Gorton Linsley
Earle Gorton Linsley, 89, American entomologist.
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|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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