This millipede is known from Giles County, Virginia, and nearby Greenbrier and Monroe counties, West Virginia, USA.
The described male and female have a black background on the back.
The original type specimens came from rocky, moderately moist mixed forest with oak, maple, rhododendron, mountain laurel and pine, crossed by a stream.
The described male and female have two red spots on the side extensions of each dorsal body segment, one on each side.
In the described male and female, the plate immediately behind the head is outlined in red.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.