Further update on this specimen. HORG has since described this species as N. vocivenetus! It does appear that the type specimen received from the USA had the same integument as other Neotessera specimens from the country.

The hardness of the protrusions is very low, though they are stiff enough to scrape the skin.

It is also worth noting the visible similarity between this new genus and the recently described genus of Neotessera and other round palped genera. The palps this new genus are much narrower and positioned farther apart. Each palp is tipped with a hair-thin needle-like protrusion.

The specimens recovered were observed to have very similar body properties as our recovered Canadian specimen of N. vocivenetus. This seems to point to an external stress selecting for this trait in multiple species. Modern specimens of Amydromorphus and Exomiphora display similar body composition.

Our research has concluded that this species is most closely related to P. acies and other round-hooked genera of tridentid. This species recently discovery coincides with the resurfacing of multiple Amydromorphus species and the recent takeover of E. washingtonensis.

With the quick spread of these towards the east of the continent, I do wonder whether we’ll be seeing these up here as well.

Both the newest version of the Amydromorphus and the Exomiphora undescribed have a shiny finish and are much more flexible than the common occlupanid.

This white specimen (left) on the other hand is recent! A very rare modern sighting of Amydromorphus, it was seen closing 2x bags of bread, replacing H. zanclocytus on select brands for roughly one week before being replaced by a different undescribed species from the Exomiphora genus (right)

It's definitely among the most extreme in terms of oral groove to body ratio. In fact it apears to have the largest ratio of any toxodentid!

Here is the new species next to Palpatomimus chilensis, as well as a comparison of the oral grooves.

This species is also a clear mimic of Harpops chydaeus, here they are next to one another.

This species has only been found sporting a blood red stripe, seen below with R. imitator and S. pictus of the same color. Having only been found in this striking color has earned it the proposed name Sanguinops triconis (blood faced trickster)

This species, which we’ve been internally referring to as Spinoselis pictus, is a clear mimic of Peramordeo acies. Evidence has shown that Auger bread bags were indeed closed by P. acies before being driven out by this new species.

Seems our timing was quite coincidental! #HORG has just described this new genus, so we can now officially say that this individual is a member of the genus Neotessera. Here’s hoping another specimen comes up so we can send it to HORG to be officially described.

Here they are next to each other for reference

After some research through our archives we’ve found H. zanclocytus specimens with identical markings. This might suggest the host to have been 2x bulk bags of bread. These H. zanclocytus have been spotted on different brands of bread from Selection to Compliments.