Species of Greatest Conservation Need

**Species of Greatest Conservation Need** (Updated: 06/16/2025)
Scientifc Name	Common Name	Taxonomic Group	SGCN Status	Federal Status	State Status	Global Rank	State Rank	Endemic	General Habitat Type(s)
Chitrella major	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cibolacris samalayucae	Samalayuca dune grasshopper	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2?	S2?	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicindela cazieri	Cazier's tiger beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2	S1	Yes	Most tiger beetles are active, usually brightly colored, and found in open, sunny areas; adult tiger beetles are predaceous and feed on a variety of small insects; larvae of tiger beetles are also predaceous and live in vertical burrows in soil of dry paths, fields, or sandy beaches
Cicindela celeripes	swift tiger beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2G4	S2?	No	Although Pearson et al. (2006) mention "open forest paths", the word forest is probably being used loosely and probably refers to some sort of xeric, scrubby oak woodland. This tiger beetle is essentially a grassland dweller that inhabits both natural dry prairie and anthropogenic dry grassland. In any woodland context, presumably only open patches are used.
Cicindela fulgoris albilata	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G4T3T4	S2	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicindela hornii	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3G4	S3	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicindela nevadica olmosa	Los Olmos tiger beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G5T2	S2	Not Evaluated	Most tiger beetles are active, usually brightly colored, and found in open, sunny areas; adult tiger beetles are predaceous and feed on a variety of small insects; larvae of tiger beetles are also predaceous and live in vertical burrows in soil of dry paths, fields, or sandy beaches
Cicindela nigrocoerulea subtropica	subtropical black sky tiger beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G5T2	SH	Not Evaluated	Most tiger beetles are active, usually brightly colored, and found in open, sunny areas; adult tiger beetles are predaceous and feed on a variety of small insects; larvae of tiger beetles are also predaceous and live in vertical burrows in soil of dry paths, fields, or sandy beaches
Cicindela obsoleta neojuvenilis	neojuvenile tiger beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G5T1	SH	Not Evaluated	Bare or sparsely vegetated, dry, hard-packed soil; typically in previously disturbed areas; peak adult activity in Jul
Cicurina bandera	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2G3	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina bandida	Bandit Cave spider	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2Q	S1	Yes	Very small, subterrestrial, subterranean obligate
Cicurina baronia	Robber Baron Cave meshweaver	Invertebrates	Yes	E 12/26/2000	Not Listed	G1	S1	Yes	Small, eyeless, or essentially eyeless spider; karst features in north and northwest Bexar County
Cicurina barri	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina browni	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina buwata	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2Q	S2	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina caverna	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina coryelli	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	SU	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina ezelli	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina gruta	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina holsingeri	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina machete	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina madla	Madla Cave meshweaver	Invertebrates	Yes	E 12/26/2000	Not Listed	G1	S2	Yes	Small, eyeless, or essentially eyeless spider; karst features in north and northwest Bexar County
Cicurina mckenziei	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina medina	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cicurina menardia	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.