The head contains a single pair of antennae with a group of sensory cones at the tip.

Males in the fourth segment lack legs, which evolved into reproductive organ - gonopod.

Their importance extends to ecological processes, ultimately helping to release nutrients into the soil.

Telodeinopus aoutti has been recognised as a pest of wheat and barley crops in Ethiopia.

The second involves the secretion of an irritating substance from glands located on the sides of the middle segments.