Eutreptosoma arcuaparvoris

Eutreptosoma arcuaparvoris

“Bowed small-mouth changing-body”

Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Toxodentidae
Genus
Eutreptosoma
Species
E. arcuaparvoris
External morphology

Varies widely but all conspecifics have dorsally arched body.

Distinguished from E. arcuatis by having a somewhat smaller oral groove. The various subspecies that make up E. arcuatiparvoris are deeply varied, often attempting to mimic other commonly-encountered items.  While a few have been spotted in the wild, most have been acquired in laboratory settings.
A partial sampling of observed subspecies include:

E. arcuaparvoris agriscuta
(“farm-shield bowed small-mouth changing-body”)
38 mm x 31.8 mm

E. arcuaparvoris immanidiscus
(“immense-disc bowed small-mouth changing-body”)
50.5 mm x 50.5 mm

E. arcuaparvoris sinuvitta
(“folded-ribbon bowed small-mouth changing-body”)
50.4 mm x 34.5 mm

Species discovered and described by M. Rutledge and GASTRORC. More information about these curious occlupanids can be found here.