This phytoseiid mite has a record from south of Malindi, Kenya.
In the 5 female specimens from Kenya and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, the dorsal shield has a few striae anterior to seta Z1.
A record on 30 November 1989 documents collection on Ricinus communis 23 km south of Malindi, Kenya.
In the 5 female specimens from Kenya and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, the proximal two-thirds of the spermathecal calyx are tubular and the distal third is cup-shaped.
In the 5 female specimens from Kenya and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, the leg macrosetae are sharp-tipped.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.