Lyra Delos 'belly cover'

Hello fellow audio enthusiasts. I did purchase the cartridge brand new from the Needle Doctor. The box and other instructions are packed away in the basement. I did receive a reply from Lyra, and yes it is Washi paper used as a dust cover for the underside of the cartridge. It is NOT to be removed. And yes, it seems to pick up dust on its own due to (my best guess) static charges between the LP. (this is a low riding cartridge by design.) If I elect, Lyra will send the cartridge back to Japan and have new paper installed. I am going to take a much closer look under magnification and with a mirror later. Moonglum may be on to something. I'll post back with any new discoveries. I may also try some tweezers.....still debating this approach.

Dear Quincy,
A quick health warning to save you further grief : please ensure the tweezers are non-magnetic. The magnet inside your cartridge is very powerful as is the tonearm's frictionless reaction. Once they get within an inch or so of the cart it can literally leap towards the tweezers too fast for you to prevent damage to the cantilever. :O

If they were supplied with the cart or tonearm they'll be ok. ;^)
All the best,

Update on Friday evening the 12th. I took a Q-tip and 'back rolled' some Scotch Invisible Tape around the tip. Then I used the tape like a lint roller (under magnification) and rolled the Washi paper from the front to the rear. This helped with some of the larger 'threads'. Thanks Moonglum! Then I dampened the Q-Tip with a tad of steam distilled water. I gently wiped the Washi paper, again, front to rear (no jokes please). Seems to have done the trick. When the paper dries I'll provide an update. And Yes Moonglum I clipped off the Boron whisker cantilever from my first Benz Glider cartridge when a ferrous metal square I was using was aggressively attracted by the coil magnets. This was a Very expensive lesson, plus I almost had a stroke.

Now that's what I call a thorough cleaning job, Quincy!

A bit more scientific than my usual approach but showing nerves of steel just the same! ;^)
Glad to hear you are finally getting some joy m8 :)
Best regards,

Update on Sunday the 14th. I examined the Washi paper under magnification this morning. I do not see any errant threads or fuzzy appearance, as was the prior case. So, the little experiment seems to have worked, for the time being at least. I will see how long this home remedy works and post again if necessary. If all these shade tree efforts fail, I'll unmount the cart and send it back to Lyra. In the meantime if your experiencing the same type of issue you may want to try my process. Thank you for the comments and advise.