Texas Endangered Invertebrate Species

Mussels / Gastropoda / AmphipodsHarvestmen / Pseudoscorpions / Spiders / Beetles

Primarily karst-dwelling species of the following Central Texas counties:
Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis & Williamson Co.

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Threatened and Endangered Species List

Texas Park's & Wildlife's Threatened and Endangered Species List

See also: Texas Species of Concern (Partial List)


Unionoida - Fresh Water Mussels

Unionidae

 Arkansia wheeleri Ouachita Rock Pocketbook Lamar Co., TX; AR, & OK

Gastropoda - Snails

Assimineidae

Assiminea pecos Pecos Assiminea Snail Pecos & Reeves Counties, TX, NM, & ? Mexico

Amphipoda - Amphipods

Crangonyctidae

Stygobromus pecki (background) Peck's Cave Amphipod Comal Co.

Opiliones - Harvestmen  

Phalangodidae

Texella reddelli (Recovery Plan) Bee Creek Cave Harvestman Occurs in three caves in Travis Co.
Texella reyesi (Recovery Plan) Bone Cave Harvestman Occurs in 69 caves in Travis, Williamson Co.
Texella cokendolpheri (background) Robber Baron Cave Harvestman Known only from Robber Baron cave, Bexar Co.

Pseudoscorpiones - Pseudoscorpions

Neobisiidae

Tartarocreagris texana (Recovery Plan) Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion Occurs in two caves in Travis Co.

Araneae - Spiders

Leptonetidae

Neoleptoneta microps (background) Government Canyon Bat Cave spider Known from two caves, Bexar Co.
Neoleptoneta myopica (Recovery Plan) Tooth Cave Spider Occurs in two caves in Travis Co.

Dictynidae - Meshweb Weavers

Cicurina madla (background) Madla Cave meshweaver Known from six caves, Bexar Co.
Cicurina baronia (background) Robber Baron Cave meshweaver Known only from Robber Baron Cave, Bexar Co.
Cicurina venii (background) Braken Bat Cave meshweaver Known from only one cave, Bexar Co.
Cicurina vespera (background) Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver Found in two caves, Bexar Co.

Coleoptera - Beetles

Silphidae - Carrion Beetles

Nicrophorus americanus (background) American Burying Beetle AR, KS, MA, NE, OH, OK, RI, SD, TX (in press)

Pselaphidae - Short-winged Mold Beetles

Batrisodes texanus (Recovery Plan) Coffin Cave Mold Beetle Known from 5 caves in Williamson Co. (1994)
Batrisodes venyivi (background) Helotes Mold Beetle Known from only three caves in Bexar Co.
Texamaurops reddelli (Recovery Plan) Kretschmarr Cave Mold Beetle Travis Co.

Dryopidae - Long-toed Water Beetles

Stygoparnus comalensis (background) (pic) Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle Comal Springs and Fern Bank Springs, Hays Co.

Elmidae - Riffle Beetles

Heterelmis comalensis (background) Comal Springs Riffle Beetle Comal Springs and San Marcos Spring, Hays Co.

Carabidae - Ground Beetles

Rhadine persephone (Recovery Plan) Tooth Cave Ground Beetle Occurs in about 27 caves in Travis and Williamson counties
Rhadine exilis (background) Ground Beetle, [unnamed]  Known from 35 caves in Bexar Co.
Rhadine infernalis (background) Ground Beetle, [unnamed]  Known from 25 caves in Bexar Co.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Ecological Services Electronic Library

Document Listing for the AUSTIN ECOLOGICAL SERVICES FIELD OFFICE


Texas Cave Critters


Essay

Takings: The New Politics, A Speech by Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club. 
This speech was presented to the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California, June 31, 1995, and was broadcast on National Public Radio.


27 Jan 2007 © Mike Quinn / mike.quinn@tpwd.state.tx.us / Texas Entomology