This phytoseiid mite has a record from Kisumu, Kenya.
In the 3 female specimens from Kenya, Congo and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, the dorsal shield has a few lateral striae anterolateral to seta z5.
A record dated 2 December 1989 documents the single female holotype collected on a Cassia plant at Kisumu, Kenya.
In the 3 female specimens from Kenya, Congo and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, all ventral shields are smooth.
In the 3 female specimens from Kenya, Congo and Burundi examined in the 2001 study, the leg macrosetae are sharp-tipped.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.