From there it extends as a prominent longitudinal carina further over the rest of the mesonotum and the entire metanotum.

[2] The animals being bred were collected in two localities in the province of Camarines Norte in southern Luzon.

From the collection of the United States National Museum, a juvenile male has been chosen as allotype and an adult female as another paratype.

Their species are relatively spiny, have distinct lateral spines along the margins of the meso- and metathorax and an isosceles triangle on the anterior mesothorax, reaching about halfway down the mesonotum.

It is more closely related to Tisamenus deplanatus and two undescribed or unidentified species from Camiguin and Sibuyan.

[3] A stock keeping by enthusiasts in terrariums derives from specimens from Camarines Norte collected by Thierry Heitzmann on July 22 at Mount Bagacay and August 4, 2015 at Mananap falls.