Head is reddish or dark brown, or dirty black, and very rough.

Thorax is reddish or dark brown, shining, and very rough, with large swelling in the middle; having two short thick tubercles on each side.

Elytra are reddish or dark brown, margined and shining, rather broad at their extremities, and spineless; having a narrow transverse yellow bar in the middle.

Tibiae and tarsi are reddish or red brown; the latter cushioned beneath with yellow pile.

[2] This species is present in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia and the Antilles.