@inbook {2981, title = {Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sarnena Sredna Gora Mountains (Bulgaria)}, booktitle = {Georgiev, D., Bechev, D. \& Yancheva, V. (Eds.) Fauna of Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts, Part 2, ZooNotes}, volume = {Supplement 10}, year = {2021}, pages = {18-27}, publisher = {Plovdiv University Press {\textquotedblleft}Paisii Hilendarski{\textquotedblright}}, organization = {Plovdiv University Press {\textquotedblleft}Paisii Hilendarski{\textquotedblright}}, abstract = {

A list of 61 ant species from the Sarnena Sredna Gora Mountains (Bulgaria), based on 32 studied localities is provided. Two morphospecies from each of the Messor semirufus group and Tetramorium caespitum complex were also found. There have been only two species \– Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859 and Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 reported so far from the region, the latter confirmed here. The ant species found in this survey belong to three zoogeographical classes as Euro-Caucasian and Mediterranean zoogeographical elements prevail. Despite the significant increase in the number of recorded species, we expect that their number should be higher in a long-term study.

}, keywords = {Bulgaria, faunistic data, insect fauna, new records}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, A. and Antonova, V. and Ljubomirov, T} } @article {2383, title = {Three species of Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new to the Bulgarian fauna}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Bulgarica}, volume = {71}, year = {2019}, pages = {613-616}, abstract = {

Three new species of the family Formicidae (Hymenoptera) are recorded for the first time from Bul-
garia: Aphaenogaster festae Emery, 1915 (East Rhodopes), Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran \& Tezcan,
2008 (South Pirin and Struma Valley) and Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881 (North Black Sea
coast, Eastern Rhodopes and Sakar Mt.). The present record of A. radchenkoi is the first for Europe and
the occurrence of A. festae establishes its northern range border in Bulgaria. A list of 23 species recorded
in Bulgaria after publishing its catalogue of ant species in 2010 is presented.

}, keywords = {Aphaenogaster, Bulgaria, Formicidae, new records}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Salata, Sebastian} } @article {1803, title = {Changes in the zoogeographical structure of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) caused by urban pressure in the Sofia region (Bulgaria)}, journal = {Myrmecological News}, volume = {8}, year = {2006}, pages = {271{\textendash}276}, abstract = {

A comparison of the zoogeographical peculiarities of the myrmecofauna in urban and non-urban habitats in Sofia region is performed. The proportion of the widespread Holarctic species was twice as high in the urban as compared to the non-urban sites. Also Euro-Caucasian elements are well represented in the urban sites. The share of South-Transpalaearctic, Eurasian steppe and Boreo-Montane elements is low or such elements are absent from the urban sites.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, Formicidae, urban landscape, zoogeography}, author = {Antonova, Vera and Penev, Lyubomir} } @article {1802, title = { First record of the slave-maker ant Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1849) from Bulgaria (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Myrmecological News}, volume = {12}, year = {2009}, pages = {1-2}, abstract = {

Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1849) was found among ants taken in pitfall traps set in the Alibotoush Reserve, Slavjanka Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. This species is new to the Bulgarian myrmecofauna that recently numbered about 130 species.

}, keywords = {Bulgaria, Formicidae, Harpagoxenus sublaevis, social parasite}, author = {Antonova, Vera} } @inbook {1800, title = {Compound nests and mixed colonies of ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Sofia, Bulgaria}, booktitle = {L. Penev, J. Niemel{\"a}, D. J. Kotze \& N. Chipev (Eds.). Ecology of the City of Sofia. Species and Communities in an Urban Environment}, year = {2004}, pages = {423{\textendash}428}, abstract = {

Seven nests of coexisting ant species in the city of Sofia and its vicinity were discovered. Five of
these were reported from Zapaden park, one from Knyaz Borisova Gradina and one from Vladaja
village. Two of the nests represented mixed colonies probably with temporary parasitic interaction
between species of the genus Lasius. The compound nests included species from the genera Lasius,
Leptothorax, Myrmica and Formica. Solenopsis fugax was found in lestobiotic interaction with two species
of the genus Lasius within one of the mixed colonies.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, compound nests, Formicidae, mixed colonies, social interactions}, author = {Antonova, Vera} } @article {1795, title = {Ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Strandzha (Istranca) Mountain and adjacent Black Sea coast}, journal = {North-Western Journal of Zoology}, volume = {8}, year = {2012}, month = {June 2012}, pages = {72-84}, abstract = {

The ant fauna of Strandzha (Istranca) Mountain and its Black Sea coast was investigated in both Bulgaria and Turkey. A total of 90 ant species were determined. Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911, Stenamma striatulum (Emery, 1895), Camponotus tergestinus M\üller, 1921 and C. universitatis Forel, 1890 were recorded for the first time in Bulgaria and 34 species are new for the Bulgarian part of Strandzha Mountain. Four ant species \– Temnothorax crassispinus (Karavaiev, 1926), T. interruptus (Schenck, 1852), Tetramorium hungaricum
(R\öszler, 1935) and Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895 are new for Turkey. Ten species were recorded for the first time from the European part of Turkey and 38 \– from the Turkish part of Strandzha Mountain. The zoogeographical composition and conservation status of threatened ant species are discussed.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, Formicidae, Istranca, Strandzha, Turkey}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Kiran, Kadri} } @article {1794, title = {First Records of Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bulgaria and Turkey}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Bulgarica}, volume = {66}, year = {2014}, pages = {571-574}, abstract = {

The ant species Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) was recently found in Bulgaria and Turkey. The Bulgarian samples were collected from two sites in the southern part of the country. Three localities of the species were detected in the European part of Turkey and in western Anatolia. These are the first reports of T. flavicornis from Bulgaria and Turkey, which indicates the expansion of the geographical range eastwards.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, distribution, Formicidae, Temnothorax flavicornis, Turkey}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Kiran, Kadri and Karaman, Celal} } @inbook {1793, title = {A Faunistic Investigation of the Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the City of Sofia}, booktitle = {L. Penev, J. Niemel{\"a}, D. J. Kotze \& N. Chipev (Eds.). Ecology of the City of Sofia. Species and Communities in an Urban Environment}, year = {2004}, pages = {417-422}, publisher = {Pensoft Publishers}, organization = {Pensoft Publishers}, address = {Sofia-Moscow}, abstract = {

A two-year-long investigation of the myrmecofauna of five parks in the city of Sofia (Boris Gar\­den, Hunting Park, South Park, West Park and North Park), resulted in the collection o f 31 species from 12 genera in 4 subfamilies. Eighteen species were herpetobionts, six were dendrobionts, five were geobionts and two were stratobionts. The zoogeographical structure of the studied ant commu\­nities is as follows: Transpalaearctic - 15 species, Amphipalaearctic - 5, Euro-West-Siberian - 4, Euro-Caucasian - 3, South-European - 2 and Mediterranean - 2.

}, keywords = {Bulgaria, Formicidae, urban communities}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Atanasova, Maria} } @article {1792, title = {First records of three ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Bulgaria}, journal = {Myrmecological News}, volume = {14}, year = {2011}, month = {January 2011}, pages = {1-3}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Three Mediterranean ant species \– Camponotus aegaeus EMERY, 1915, Camponotus gestroi EMERY, 1878 and Crematogaster auberti EMERY, 1869 \– were found on Bulgarian territory for the first time. The report of Camponotus aegaeus for Bulgaria is the first for continental Europe as well. The total number of known ant species for Bulgaria increases to more than 160.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, Camponotus, Crematogaster, Formicidae}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena} } @inbook {1790, title = {Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria)}, booktitle = {Beron P, Popov A (eds). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece).}, volume = {2}, year = {2004}, pages = {507-513}, publisher = {Pensoft \& Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist.}, organization = {Pensoft \& Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist.}, address = {Sofia}, abstract = {

This paper contains a list of ant species (Hym enoptera: Formicidae) and their
localities from the Eastern R hodopes Mts. (Bulgaria). So far 48 species have been found - 7
according to literature data and 41 new for this area.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, fauna, Formicidae}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena} } @inbook {1789, title = {Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Western Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria)}, booktitle = {Beron P. (ed.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria 4. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece)}, volume = {II}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Pensoft \& Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist.}, organization = {Pensoft \& Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist.}, address = {Sofia}, abstract = {

The current paper refers published and new data for 68 ant species (Hymenoptera,
Formicidae) in the Western Rhodope Mountain. The list also contains 6 more species
mentioned in the literature as found in the Rhodope Mountains without exact localities, for
which the author has no new data.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, fauna, Formicidae, Rhodope Мountains}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena} } @article {1787, title = {Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {62}, year = {2010}, month = {15 October 2010}, pages = {124}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

The present catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria is made on a base of critical
reconsideration of literature (covering the period from 1892 till 2009 and part of 2010) as well as on
examination of the authors\&$\#$39; and several museum\&$\#$39;s collections. A lot of data were omitted in the previous
Bulgarian monograph on ants, lots of new data were recently added and many important additions and
alterations were made due to taxonomic revisions of Eurasian Formicidae during the last three decades.
Two new species are reported for the country [Temnothorax graecus (Forel, 1911) and Temnothorax cf. korbi
(Emery, 1924)].
This catalogue contains a list of 163 ant species belonging to 40 genera of 6 subfamilies now known
from Bulgaria. Synonyms and information on the previously reported names in relevant publications are
given. Known localities of the species are grouped by geographic regions. Maps with concrete localities or
regions for each species were prepared. The conservation status of 13 ant species is given as they are includ-
ed in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Bulgarian Biodiversity Act. In comparison with adjacent
Balkan regions the ant fauna of Bulgaria is quite rich and its core is composed of South European elements.

}, keywords = {ants, Bulgaria, catalogue, conservation status, fauna, Formicidae, geographical distribution, new records}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Antonova, Vera and Radchenko, Alexander G and Atanasova, Maria} }