Mecas linsleyi
Knull, 1975
Mecas linsleyi is a of longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) in the Lamiinae, described by Knull in 1975. The species is found in North America, with records from the United States and Mexico. It belongs to the Mecas, a group of saperdine cerambycids. Very little specific information about its or has been published.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America; recorded from the United States and Mexico (MX, US). Specific locality data beyond country-level records is not well documented in available sources.
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Taxonomic Note
The epithet 'linsleyi' honors the prominent cerambycid E. Gorton Linsley (1905-1990), who authored major monographic works on North American Cerambycidae. The authorship is sometimes cited as 'Knull, 1947' in older sources, but the accepted date is 1975 per Catalogue of Life.
Data Limitations
This is known from very few specimens and observations. As of the available sources, iNaturalist reports only 3 observations, and no detailed studies of its , , or have been published. Most information about the Mecas remains at the generic level rather than species-specific.