ðeɪ lˈɪv ɪn dᵻkˈeɪɪŋ vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəl mˈæɾɚ ænd kæn biː dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt baɪ ðɛɹ wˈɛldɪvˈɛləpt hˈɛd kˈæpsjuːl, ˌæmfaɪnˈʌstɪk spɪɹˈækjʊlɚɹ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt, ænd ɑːɹ oʊblˈiːk slˈæʃ vˈɜːɾɪkəl.
They live in decaying vegetable matter and can be distinguished by their well-developed head capsule, amphineustic spiracular arrangement, and are oblique/vertical.