[2] Its body is dull yellow and hairy, and the elytra are a glossy black or reddish.

[4] The antennae and legs are long and slender and pale brown to yellow in color.

[2] Like many other spider beetles, this species feeds on stored animal and vegetable products, including foodstuffs.

It lives on nuts, beans, seeds, spices, cacao, and powdered chocolate, cereals and meal, dried fruits, herbs, and mushrooms, soup powder, fish meal, and bread.

Other products it consumes include leather and animal skins, bones, feathers, dried feces, silk, wool, textiles, old wood, books, and dead insects and specimens, including taxidermy.