Head and thorax are brown; abdomen is yellowish brown; antennae and legs are pale brown.
Nests indoors are in voids and cavities, such as in closets and discarded clothing.
Colony. Colonies contain several hundred workers and several queens. Food is primarily sweets. Nests in southern regions are outdoors, in northern regions nests are indoors. They have been found infesting buildings much like pharaoh ants.