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| Species: | C. puritana |
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| Cicindela puritana Horn, 1871 | |
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]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Cicindela puritana. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Omland, K. S. (2002). Larval habitat and reintroduction site selection for Cicindela puritana in Connecticut. Northeastern Naturalist 9(4) 433-50.
- ^ USFWS. Cicindela puritana Five-year Review. June 2007.
- ^ 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