This crustacean is known from southern California and Hawaii, USA.
In adults, a conspicuous fringe of setae lines the sides of the body.
It lives in burrows excavated in wood by isopods of the genus Limnoria.
In adults, the front of the head is three-lobed.
In adults, the third basal segment of the antenna bears an elongated, setose scale.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.