Differs from all other Desmoxytes species by the combination of the following characters; body black or brownish black contrasting with yellowish white paraterga with a triangular dorsal, dark spot; sternal lobe between male coxae 4 short and stout, broad at base, trapeziform or semicircular; male femora 5 and 6 without modification; lamina lateralis (ll) with big and long lobe-like structure projecting ventroanteriad.