The bodies of all species are heavily covered with small bristles (setae), and they are believed to be most closely related to the genus Trichostetha.

[2] Odontorrhina hispida are a slightly metallic bronze in colour, and their entire backs covered with short fulvous (tawny) or yellow hairs.

This species appears to spend much of its adult life in or around termite mounds, where they also develop as grubs.

Specimens differ from O. hispida in that their hairs are white instead of tawny or yellow, and from O. pubescens by their darker colouration.

[2] Most Odontorrhina species develop as larvae under shrubs, using the shade as protection from heat or dehydration.