Its head and pronotum is of orange red colour with yellowish brown mouthparts.
The head and the mesosoma are always black, although there may be orange or red colouration of mouthparts, antennae, or legs.
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The family is characterized by the appendages of the head, which are remarkable in that the antennae and palpi are nearly leg-like in structure, with a long basal segment followed by a series of tiny segments, as in the tibia-tarsus.