My research on the common names given to the various leafcutters. This is fascinating stuff, and shows the importance given to leafcutters by the local people, especially since most ants do not even rate a common name. When I was in Costa Rica, I found leafcutters mainly by asking for "Zompopos", and about 99% of the time they knew what I was talking about immediately!
| Name | Location | Comments |
| Akêkê | Paraguay | Acromyrmex spp. |
| Attas cortahojas | Mexico? | |
| Bachaco | Venezuela | Atta sexdens ("Bachaco rojo"), Acromyrmex octospinosus ("Bachaco sabanero") |
| Bachacs | Trinidad, Tobago | |
| Bibijaguas | Cuba | Atta insularis |
| Blattschneider | Germany | Atta spp |
| Blattschneideameisen | Germany | Atta/Acromyrmex spp |
| Coquis | Peru | Atta spp |
| Cut ant | Texas and Lousiana, USA | Atta texana spp |
| Formigas Cortadeiras | Brazil | Atta and Acromyrmex spp. Note that Brazilians have specific names for each genus, as below. |
| Fourmis champignonniste | French West Indies (Guadaloupe) | |
| Fourmis coupeuses de feuilles | French for Atta spp | Atta spp. |
| Fourmi manioc | French West Indies (Guadaloupe) | |
| Hormiga arriera | Mexico, Central America (Costa Rica) | |
| Hormigas cortadoras de hojas | Argentina | Atta and Acromyrmex |
| Hormiga isaú | Argentina | Atta vollenweideri |
| Hormiga negra | Argentina | Acromyrmex lundi |
| Mochomo | Mexico | Atta mexicana |
| Parasol ant | English-speaking countries | Atta spp spp |
| Podadoras | Argentina | Atta and Acromyrmex |
| Quenquéns | Brazil | Acromyrmex spp
- quenquém-preto-brilhante (A. ambiguus)
- quenquém-rajada (A. aspersus)
- quenquém-de-árvore (A. coronatus)
- quenquém-de-cisco (A. crassispinus)
- quenquém-mirim or formiga-carregadeira (Acromyrmex diasi, Acromyrmex disciger)
- Formiga-de-monte-vermelha (A. heyeri)
- Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex hispidus fallax)
- quenquém-de-cisco-da-Amazônia (Acromyrmex hispidus formosus, Acromyrmex hystrix)
- Boca-de-cisco, formiga rapa-rapa, formiga-rapa or formiga meia-lua (Acromyrmex landolti balzani)
- Formiga-mineira or formiga-mineira-vermelha (Acromyrmex landolti fracticornis, Acromyrmex landolti landolti, Acromyrmex laticeps laticeps)
- quenquém-campeira (Acromyrmex laticeps migrosetosus)
- quenquém-de-monte-preta (Acromyrmex lobicornis)
- Formiga-mineira-preta, quenquém-mineira or quenquém mineira-preta (Acromyrmex lundi carli, Acromyrmex lundi lundi)
- Formiga-mineira (Acromyrmex lundi pubescens, Acromyrmex muticinodus)
- Carieira or quenquém-mineira-da-Amazônia (Acromyrmex niger, Acromyrmex nobilis, Acromyrmex octospinosus)
- Formiga-quiçaçá (Acromyrmex rugosus rochai)
- Saúva, formiga-lavradeira or formiga-mulatinha (Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus)
- Formiga-de-rodeio or formiga-de-eira (Acromyrmex striatus)
- quenquém-de-cisco-graúda (Acromyrmex subterraneus bruneus)
- quenquém-caiapó-capixaba (Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans)
- Caiapó (Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus)
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| Saúva | Brazil | Atta spp
- Sauva-da-mandioca, saúva-limão (Atta sexdens)
- Saúva parda (Atta capiguara)
- Saúva-da-mata (Atta cephalotes)
- Saúva-cabeça-de-vidro (Atta laevigata)
- Saúva mata-pasto (Atta bisphaerica)
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| Saúva | Brazil (from: sistemasdeproducao.cnptia.embrapa.br) | Atta spp
- Saúva-mata-pasto (Atta bisphaerica Forel)
- Saúva-parda (Atta capiguara Gonçalves, 1944)
- Saúva-da-mata (Atta cephalotes)
- Saúva (Atta goiana Gonçalves, 1942; Atta silvai Gonçalves, 1982; Atta vollenweideri Forel, 1939 )
- Saúva-de-vidron (Atta laevigata)
- Saúva-do-sertão-do-nordeste (Atta opaciceps Borgmeier, 1939)
- Saúva-preta (Atta robusta Borgmeier, 1939)
- Saúva- limão -sulina (Atta sexdens piriventris Santschi, 1919)
- Saúva-limão (Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, 1908)
- Formiga-da-mandioca (Atta sexdens sexdens (L., 1758))
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| Sepe | Brazil | |
| Teken | Guatemala Local Indians | Atta cephalotes |
| Town ant | Texas and Lousiana, USA | Atta texana spp |
| Ysaú | Paraguay | Atta spp |
| Wee-wee | Honduras | Atta spp |
| Zampopa | Guatemala | Atta spp |
| Zompopos | Central america (Costa Rica, Guatemala) | Atta and Acromyrmex spp |