Asconomeus tokiyasdiensis

“bag-shepherd from Tokiyasdi”

Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Toxodentidae
Genus
Asconomeus
Species
A. tokiyasdiensis
External morphology

small rounded isoform lateral palps. Size 33.3 mm x 23.8mm

This hyaline toxodentid is a hyperparasite similar in habits to A. bubulajuvator, as it was found clutched firmly onto a large bag that itself held two smaller bags, each containing Thomas’ English Muffins.  It was discovered at a Sam’s Club by in North Carolina by P. Aurora of the Society for Occlupanid Research in Enka-Candler and Asheville (SORECA), using data provided by occlupanologist-scholar A. Welby, who theorized its existence. The species name comes from the original Cherokee word for the region where Asheville, NC is today. Despite its attraction to warehouse-sized grocery biomes, A. tokiyasdiensis may have a larger range, as it was simultaneously discovered by by field researcher A. Carrara on the grounds of a summer camp in Massachusetts. Species described by P. Aurora.