Harpops zanclocytus

“Sickle-chamber hook-face”

Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Toxodentidae
Genus
Harpops
Species
H. zanclocytus
External morphology

Small sharply-chiseled asymmetrical palps. Size 21.8 mm x 24.6mm

A large and robustly-hooked toxodentid discovered by field researcher zelzmiy in Winnipeg, Canada. Specimen was found attached to a triple-pack of bread products. The larger oral groove of this Harpops species is thought to be an adaptation to attaching a multitude of host entities at the same time. Its thick integument, combined with its large sickle-shaped oral hooks, make this a potentially dangerous specimen. Use caution when collecting in the wild.