Earle Gorton Linsley
# Earle Gorton Linsley

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 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.

