@inbook {1812, title = {Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Vrachanska Planina Mountains}, booktitle = {Bechev, D. \& Georgiev, D. (Eds.) Faunistic diversity of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park.}, year = {2016}, publisher = {ZooNotes, Supplement 3, Plovdiv University Press}, organization = {ZooNotes, Supplement 3, Plovdiv University Press}, address = {Plovdiv}, abstract = {

We give a list of 29 ant species in Vrachanska Planina Mountain from 24 localities. Nine species were confirmed by previously reported data. Among all 19 unpublished species (found in 50\’s of last century and during 2013-2014), 10 are new for the region. Four species are of nature conservation importance.

}, keywords = {ants, Balkans, fauna, protected species}, author = {Antonova, Vera and Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Gradinarov, Denis} } @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} }