Head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum and elytra yellowish with black markings. Head: vertex densely punctate; medial longitudinal carina; not depressed between eyes; frons not projecting. Antennae: segment I subclavate, punctate; II oblong-ovate, two-thirds length of I, rugose; III cylindrical, subequal in length to I; IV-V cylindrical, shorter than I or III; VI-X transverse, decreasing in length; XI pointed at apex; IV-XI setose. Pronotum: slightly wider than long; convex; covered with large, deep punctures; medial line on disc nearly impunctate; medial black macula from base to apex; sides margined, straight and parallel for basal 3/4, rounded and convergent at extreme apex, slightly canaliculate anteriorly; anterior angles produced, obtuse. Scutellum: pentagonal. Elytra: subelongate; sides margined, smooth, parallel; convex; apices cojointly obtusely rounded; strongly punctate-striate; humeri almost impunctate; yellow; black sutural vitta from base to 3/4 length, gradually narrows to apex. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna dark reddish-brown and smooth in middle, punctate at sides; abdominal sterna paler reddish-brown; 1 and 2 fused in middle, punctate at sides; 3-5 setose. Legs: yellowish-brown; tibiae with fringe of setae at apex. Total length: 4.9-5.1 mm.

Larval host plant: Costus sp.