glossosomatid adults tend to be small to medium sized with long antennae, short fringed wings, and long palps. on their mesothorax, two round, hairy mesoscutellar warts, parallel to one another, can be found. adults have 3 ocelli upon their head. their maxillary palps are 5-segmented with the 2nd segment rounded, and as long as the 1st segment. preapical spurs are not found on their fore tibia. lastly, glossosomatid adult have widely spaced mesal setose warts on their prothorax.