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''Pleocoma linsleyi'' is a
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
of the
rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ...
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
. It was named in honor of American entomologist
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 a Doctorat ...


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Scarabaeiformia Beetles described in 1971 {{Scarabaeoidea-stub