Ellipsoptera puritana (Horn, 1871)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 215

Ellipsoptera puritana (Horn, 1871)

Cicindela puritana G.H. Horn, 1871: 325. Type locality: "N[ew] H[ampshire]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Ward (1982: 61), in MCZ [# 16273].

Distribution.

This species, also known as the "Puritan Tiger Beetle", is now restricted to two areas, one along the Connecticut River in southern Massachusetts and Connecticut, the other one along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland (Pearson et al. 2006: 170, 193). It formerly occurred along the Connecticut River as far north as central New Hampshire.

Records.

USA: CT, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, VA, VT

Note.

This species has been listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 1990.