A small, elongate and heavily sculptured beetle covered in scales producing a mottled appearance. The elytra carry ridges separated by close rows of regular, deep pits.
Distocupes varians is superficially similar, but is broader and flatter, with notable lateral flanges on the prothorax and on the head behind the eyes.
Adinolepis mathesonae is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands