Prosoma dorsal hellbraun mit weiß behaartem, dunklem Rand, mit orangefarbenen Haaren, Kopfplatte dunkelbraun. Augenumrandungen schwarz, median mit langer dunkler Fovea. Opisthosoma schmal, dorsal orangebraun behaart, posterior dunkler, median W-förmige orange umrahmte Zeichnung aus weißen Haaren, posterior großer weißer Haarfleck. Palpus: Patella und Tibia gelbbraun, letztere sowie Cymbium schwarz unterlaufen. Apophyse zweispitzig.
Körperlänge Männchen: 3.5-4.9 mmProsoma dorsal orangefarben mit rotbraunem Rand, durchscheinend hellgrau behaart, Kopfbereich dunkler mit schwarzen Augenumrandungen, langgezogene Fovea rotbraun. Opisthosoma dorsal mit hellgrauen Haaren, Zeichnung undeutlich winkelartig. Epigyne ankerförmig sklerotisiert.
Körperlänge Weibchen: 4.2-6.7 mmSpezialisiert auf Netzspinnen als Nahrung, in deren Netze sie eindringt, dann die Netzspinne tötet und frisst (Jackson, 2000).
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