Cicindela punctulata punctulata Olivier, 1790

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 229

Cicindela punctulata punctulata Olivier, 1790

Cicindela punctulata Olivier, 1790a: [No. 33] 27. Type locality: «Nouvelle-Jersey» (original citation), herein restricted to Bay Head, Ocean County (see Harris 1911: 39). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in MHNP).

Cicindela micans Fabricius, 1798: 61. Type locality: "America boreali" (original citation). One syntype in ZMUC (Zimsen 1964: 64). Synonymy established by Schönherr (1806: 245).

Cicindela punctulata var. jenisonii Gistel, 1837: 55. Type locality: "America septentrionali" (original citation). Syntype(s) lost. Synonymy established by Horn (1905: 22).

Cicindela boulderensis Casey, 1909: 271. Type locality: "Boulder Co[unty], Colorado" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 45961]. Synonymy established by Horn (1915: 383).

Cicindela prolixa Casey, 1916: 33. Type locality: "Akron [Washington County], Colorado" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 45962]. Synonymy established by Leng (1920: 41).

Distribution.

This subspecies, also known as the "Punctured Tiger Beetle", ranges from New Brunswick to southern Alberta, south to southern Texas and southern Florida [see Pearson et al. 2006: Map 56].

Records.

CAN: AB, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK USA: AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

Note.

The two subspecies of Cicindela punctulata intergrade over a large area in southwestern United States (Pearson et al. 2006: 123) and northern Mexico (Murray 1979: 51). Another subspecies, Cicindela punctulata catharinae Chevrolat, is endemic to Mexico.