The name Dundubia is derived from Sanskrit दुंदुभि (dundubhi), meaning 'drum'.

[2] A characteristic feature is the pair of long lobes covering the tymbals on the underside of the male abdomen.

The head is triangular with a prominent large forewing margin and a forehead with a short longitudinal groove in the middle.

The fairly prominent eyes, are large and oval.

[2] This genus is notable for the extraordinarily large opercula covering the tymbals and extending down much the abdomen in male insects.