List of leafcutter ants

This is a list of leafcutter ants, comprising 42 species from two genera: Atta and Acromyrmex.

Species Image Common name Distribution
Atta bisphaerica
Atta capiguara
Atta cephalotes
Atta colombica Guatemala to Colombia,[1] Costa Rica
Atta insularis Occurs only in Cuba
Atta laevigata Hormiga culona, Bachaco from Colombia to Paraguay
Atta mexicana Mexico crossing into Arizona
Atta opaciceps
Atta robusta
Atta saltensis
Atta sexdens southern United States to northern Argentina
Atta silvai
Atta texana Town ant, Parasol ant, Fungus ant, Texas leafcutter ant, Cut ant, Night ant. Texas, Louisiana, northeastern states of Mexico
Atta vollenweideri
Acromyrmex ameliae southern Brazil
Acromyrmex ambiguus Quenquém-preto-brilhante Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Acromyrmex aspersus Quenquém-rajada southern Brazil and Peru
Acromyrmex balzani eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil
Acromyrmex coronatus Quenquém-de-árvore Guatemala to Brazil and Ecuador
Acromyrmex crassispinus Quenquém-de-cisco throughout South America, especially in Argentina and Paraguay
Acromyrmex diasi Quenquém-mirime, Formiga-carregadeira Brazil
Acromyrmex disciger Quenquém-mirime, Formiga-carregadeira Paraguay
Acromyrmex fracticornis southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina
Acromyrmex heyeri Formiga-de-monte-vermelha Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
Acromyrmex hispidus Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex hispidus fallax), Quenquém-de-cisco-da-Amazônia southern Brazil and Bolivia.
Acromyrmex hystrix Quenquém-de-cisco-da-Amazônia the Amazon[2] and Ecuador.[3]
Acromyrmex landolti Boca-de-cisco (Acromyrmex landolti balzani), Formiga rapa-rapa (Acromyrmex landolti balzani), Formiga-rapa (Acromyrmex landolti balzani), Formiga meia-lua (Acromyrmex landolti balzani), Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex landolti fracticornis, Acromyrmex landolti landolti), Formiga-mineira-vermelha (Acromyrmex landolti fracticornis, Acromyrmex landolti landolti)
Acromyrmex laticeps Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex laticeps laticeps), Formiga-mineira-vermelha (Acromyrmex laticeps laticeps), Quenquém-campeira (Acromyrmex laticeps migrosetosus)
Acromyrmex lobicornis Quenquém-de-monte-preta
Acromyrmex lundii Hormigas Jardineras, Hormiga negra, Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex lundi pubescens), Formiga-mineira-preta, Quenquém-mineira (Acromyrmex lundi carli, Acromyrmex lundi lundi)

, Quenquém mineira-preta (Acromyrmex lundi carli, Acromyrmex lundi lundi)

Brazil, northern Argentina, and Paraguay
Acromyrmex mesopotamicus
Acromyrmex niger Carieira, Quenquém-mineira-da-Amazônia Brazil, Paraguay
Acromyrmex nigrosetosus
Acromyrmex nobilis Carieira, Quenquém-mineira-da-Amazônia
Acromyrmex octospinosus Bachaco sabanero, Carieira, Quenquém-mineira-da-Amazônia southern Mexico to Panama, across northern South America in Venezuela
Acromyrmex pulvereus
Acromyrmex rugosus Formiga-quiçaçá (Acromyrmex rugosus rochai), Saúva (Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus), Formiga-lavradeira (Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus), Formiga-mulatinha (Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus)
Acromyrmex silvestrii
Acromyrmex striatus Formiga-de-rodeio, Formiga-de-eira
Acromyrmex subterraneus Quenquém-de-cisco-graúda (Acromyrmex subterraneus bruneus), Quenquém-caiapó-capixaba (Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans), Caiapó (Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus)
Acromyrmex versicolor
Acromyrmex volcanus

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