[4] The body is cylindrical and the head is much broader than long and narrower than the pronotum.

This is due to the variety of spots in number, arrangement and form.

Elytra are black with three pairs of lateral, yellowish-orange or reddish transverse markings, frequently with preapical maculae.

[5] Larvae develop for 2–3 years in wood of dead trees and bushes and in living branches of Prunus.

[6] This widespread species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.