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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated about 50 acres in Hays and Comal counties as critical habitat for two species of beetles and a shrimp-like crustacean.
The Peck's cave amphipod, the Comal Springs riffle beetle and the Comal Springs dryopid beetle were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1997 and are found in only a few places in Central Texas.
In 2003 the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the designation. The wildlife service designated the acreage as part of a settlement with the center.
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