It was transferred to the new genus Neoboletus by Chinese mycologists Gang Wu and Zhu L. Yang in 2015.
[3] The cap is dome-shaped initially, then convex to cushion-shaped, before flattening out in maturity, attaining diameters of 7–26 cm (2.8–10.2 in), and can be various shades of yellow-grey, olvie-brown or yellow-brown.
The surface is dry and slightly furry when young, and the cap margin curved inwards.
The pores are yellow to yellow-brown and stain dark blue quickly upon bruising.
[1] Neoboletus venenatus has been found in southwestern China, specifically Laojun Mountain in Yulong County in Yunnan province and Kangding County in Sichuan province, and Japan,[1] specifically Hokkaido and central Honshu.