A mite recorded from Nigeria.
In the 2 female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the dorsal shield is reticulate.
The female holotype and one female paratype were collected on Spathodea campanulata in one event on 8 November 1975 at Ibadan, Nigeria.
In the 2 female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the ventrianal shield is smooth and pentagonal, with a convex front margin.
In the 2 female specimens examined in the 2008 revision, the movable cheliceral digit has 2–3 teeth and the fixed digit has 3.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.