Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered status for the Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana)

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Source:

Federal Register, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Volume 70, Issue 193, p.58335-58351 (2005)

Call Number:

A05FWS01IDUS

URL:

https://federalregister.gov/a/05-20049

Keywords:

Cicendela nevadica, Cicendela nevadica lincolniana, Salt Creek tiger beetle, tiger beetle

Abstract:

In this Final Rule, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determines endangered status for the Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (Act). This species is endemic to the saline wetlands of eastern Nebraska (NE) and associated streams in the northern third of Lancaster County and southern margin of Saunders County. Only three small populations of this subspecies remain, and the known adult population size in 2005 was only 153 individuals. This final rule extends Federal protection and recovery provisions of the Act to the Salt Creek tiger beetle.