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 |
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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 |
References
- ↑ "Species: Atta colombica". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ http://www.blueboard.com/leafcutters/names.htm
- ↑ http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/274/1621/1971.full.pdf
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