Prosoma dark brown, black marmoration, almost round in dorsal view. Fovea triangular. Sternum heart-shaped, red-brown, marbled with black-brown, with dense bristles. Chelicerae lacking teeth. Legs red-brown. Opisthosoma egg-shaped, black-brown, with yellow-white circle design, protruding far over Prosoma, obstructing the view to the fovea. Prosoma length: 2.5 mm, prosoma width: 3.0 mm.
As in males. Opisthosoma with less visible circle design. Epigyne: posterior margin narrow, bent elevation enclosing an oval depression. Prosoma length: 2.2-2.8 mm, prosoma width: 2.5-3.5 mm.
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