It is attended and cared for by the ant, "Acropyga acutiventris", which lives in colonies underground and has a mutualistic association with the mealybugs which live inside its nest.
"X. annandalei" находится в мутуалистической ассоциации с муравьями "Acropyga acutiventris", которые живут в подземных гнёздах.