Среднего размера жуки. От близких родов отличается следующими признаками: средние тазики широко расставленные или почти соприкасаются, бока клипеуса сближаются спереди в округлую, параболическую или субобрезанную вершину; максиллы с отчётливым зубцом. Усики 8—10-члениковые. Самцы отличаются увеличенными передними ногами и крупными коготками. Личинки на корнях травяных растений. Имаго на цветах ароидных и пальмовых[1][3][4]. Некоторые виды участвуют в опылении Виктории амазонской[5].
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