This water mite is recorded from the North American Midwest into Manitoba, Canada.
The described preserved female specimens have an oval back with faint coloured areas at the front and rear, joined in the middle.
On 29 May 1981, one female was collected in the North Pine River near Pine River, Manitoba, Canada.
In these female specimens, the base supporting the mouthparts is tall and colourless. The mouthparts have curved fangs.
In these females, the femur and genu segments of the palps beside the mouth have bumpy projections underneath.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.