A mite recorded from Namibia and Cape Verde Islands.
In the female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the dorsal shield is incompletely covered with striae and reticulations.
In one event on 9 March 1980 at Gobabeb, Namibia, the female holotype and one female paratype were collected on Ficus sp.
In the female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the ventrianal shield is smooth and vase-shaped, with a slightly convex front margin.
In the female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the movable cheliceral digit has one tooth and the fixed digit has 4.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.