Head with the integument rather light yellowish, especially when viewed from in front. Erect scales mostly brown, a small area of white ones in the middle towards the front, and in front of these a few long, narrow recumbent scales, not forming a definite frontal tuft. Many light brown bristles between the eyes; border bristles dark. Antennae with the basal joint yellow; in female with a few small scales on the second joint; male plumes light brown. Female palpi very slightly longer than the proboscis, thin, with appressed scales; narrow whitish rings at the tips of the first three joints, just extending on to the bases of the succeeding joints; tip of last joint dark. Second joint slightly longer than the first, slightly shorter than the third and fourth together; fourth joint less than half as long as the third. [Male palpi missing.\ Proboscis dark, except for the labella.