Cicindela puritana
| Cicindela puritana | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
Cicindela puritana, commonly referred to as the Puritan tiger beetle, is a federally listed threatened species of beetle in 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]
References
- ↑ Kinsley, B. (2013). "Cicindela puritana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- 1 2 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.
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