This water mite is recorded in British Columbia, Canada, and several western US states.
The described preserved female specimens have a circular back. Orange or reddish-purple areas lie at the front and rear with faint orange in the middle; some specimens are colourless.
On 26 August 2013, one female was collected in Sagehen Creek, Nevada County, California, USA.
In these female specimens, the base supporting the mouthparts is colourless and the rostrum is short and conical. The mouthparts have curved fangs.
In these females, the femur and genu segments of the palps have bumpy projections underneath with toothed tips.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.