Excavator: Ground. Nests in small to large aggregations. The turret-like nest entrance is illustrated by Westrich (1989).
A eusocial species (Knerer, 1968; Knerer & Plateaux-Quénu, 1966a, 1966b). The colonies can be mono- or polygynous. The colonies can contain from 3-25 individuals. (Westrich, 1989)