Described from specimens of La Foa and Canala. ( L 4,2mm, w 5mm)

"This species is recorded from middle latitudes of Grand Terre, from Aoupinié on the north to Ningua Reserve on the south , . Species records indicate a broad altitudinal range among populations, from 485– 1400 m elevation. this species is associated with epiphytic growth, bark, or loose bark on plants."

LIEBHERR James K. , Cladistic classification of Mecyclothorax Sharp (Coleoptera,Carabidae, Moriomorphini) and taxonomic revision of the New Caledonian subgenus Phacothorax Jeannel, Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 65 (1) 2018, 1–63 | DOI 10.3897/dez.65.21000