[2][3][4][5][6] It is one of the most common and widespread species of its genus in the neotropical region, and sometimes enters houses.

[2] Amazonas Chagas-Júnior described the colouration of the centipede thus: "General body color light blue or olive green, sternites and legs light blue or yellowish; prefemur and femur of the ultimate legs light blue, sometimes tibiae and tarsi are pale.

"[2] Rhysida celeris is a smallish species, growing between 4 and 7 centimetres (1.6 and 2.8 in) in length.

[7] Its head (cephalic plate) is slightly wider than long, and smooth except for a median groove.

[2] The ultimate legs are long and thin, measuring up to 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in).