This phytoseiid mite has a record from Djougou, Benin.
In the 24 female specimens from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone examined in the 2001 study, the dorsal shield has a few lateral striae anterior to seta s4 and between setae J2, Z1 and S2.
A record dated 20 November 1989 documents collection on a Gmelina plant at Djougou, Benin.
In the 24 female specimens from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone examined in the 2001 study, all ventral shields are smooth.
In the 24 female specimens from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone examined in the 2001 study, the macrosetae on leg IV have knobbed tips.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.