The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.

[1] The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus vanuaensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.

[2] The species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.8 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.

[1] The holotype was discovered on the island of Vanua Levu, after which the species is named.

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