Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List Cicurina cueva (No Common Name) as an Endangered Species
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2005-12-19 · 70 FR 75071
Document
Document number
05-24119
Federal Register citation
70 FR 75071
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of 12-month petition finding.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2005-12-19
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list a karst meshweaver (spider), Cicurina cueva (no common name), under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Since receiving the petition, both a genetic assessment and a re-assessment of morphological characters have failed to support the distinctness of C. cueva from two other named Cicurina, C. bandida and C. reyesi. After reviewing all available scientific and commercial information, we find that current information available to us does not support the taxonomic standing of C. cueva as a species, and therefore it is not a listable entity and listing is therefore not warranted.