This phytoseiid mite has a record from Kabarole, Uganda.
In the 2 female specimens from Uganda and Zaire examined in the 2001 study, the dorsal shield has an imbricate pattern.
A record on 8 October 1990 documents collection on Manihot esculenta at Kabarole, Uganda.
In the 2 female specimens from Uganda and Zaire examined in the 2001 study, the spermathecal calyx is filamentous.
In the 2 female specimens from Uganda and Zaire examined in the 2001 study, the leg macrosetae have knobbed tips.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.