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Asconomeus tokiyasdiensis
- 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.