Individuals from Ghana tend to have red heads, and those from Guinea have yellow femurs and shiny black propodeums.

Its range extends from Guinea, Ghana, Cameroun and the Congo to Kenya, Mozambique,[2] and South Africa.

[3] This terrestrial species is found on the forest floor, among leaf litter, in rotten logs, under stones and fallen timber.

[3] Nests have been reported from such places as the inside of dead wood lying on the ground,[2] and in one instance, in the soil in coarse grassland.

[4] These ants are predators, their diet mostly consisting of termites, but also including other small insects captured on the surface of the ground.