Cicindela puritana

Cicindela puritana, commonly referred to as the Puritan tiger beetle, is a threatened (endangered) predatory beetle found in the Northeast of the United States. It is native to Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; it is now extirpated from the latter two states. Today it occurs along the Chesapeake Bay, an area near the Sassafras River, and a small stretch of land along the Connecticut River.[2]

Cicindela puritana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Cicindelinae
Genus:
Cicindela
Species:
C. puritana
Binomial name
Cicindela puritana
Horn, 1871

There are two occurrences on the Connecticut River,[3] and about nine populations in Maryland.[2]

In 2007 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service recommended the species be uplisted to endangered status.[4] Efforts to restore the population by breeding the beetles in captivity and stocking riverbanks with larvae are underway.[5]

References
  1. Kinsley, B. (2014). "Cicindela puritana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T4855A21424238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T4855A21424238.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Cicindela puritana. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. Omland, K. S. (2002). Larval habitat and reintroduction site selection for Cicindela puritana in Connecticut. Northeastern Naturalist 9(4) 433-50.
  4. USFWS. Cicindela puritana Five-year Review. June 2007.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/science/puritan-tiger-beetles-vicious-predators-may-soon-hunt-again.html Puritan Tiger Beetles, Vicious Predators, May Soon Hunt Again


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