Additional historic records of Cicindela dorsalis Say and Cicindela puritana Horn (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelini) from the Chesapeake Bay region, USA

Previously unpublished historic records are presented for two tiger beetle taxa of conservation concern from the Chesapeake Bay region, Cicindela dorsalis Say and C. puritana Horn. Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis was encountered regularly at Chesapeake Bay sites by collectors during the 1940s and 1950s, when other populations of this subspecies were experiencing a severe decline. The historic presence of C. dorsalis media LeConte in the southern Chesapeake Bay is documented by specimens collected in 1882. Cicindela puritana has been collected regularly at sites in Calvert County, Maryland, since 1911, sometimes in large numbers. Both C. d. dorsalis and C puritana are currently listed as "Threatened" under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.