@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 {1933, title = {Myrmica vandeli Bondroit (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - a new ant species for Bulgaria}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Bulgarica}, volume = {57}, year = {2005}, pages = {126}, chapter = {123}, author = {Anna M. Stankiewicz and Vera Antonova} } @article {1803, title = {Classification of Ant Assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Green Areas of Sofia}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Bulgarica}, volume = {60, Suppl. 2}, year = {2008}, pages = {103-110}, abstract = {

The myrmecofauna of the green areas in Sofia City was extensively sampled by qualitative and quantitative methods to assess spatial variation in species composition of ant assemblages. The cluster analysis of the assemblages based on presence/absence data resulted in grouping into two main clusters: woody and open habitats. The assemblages of the open areas further divided into two groups: grassy habitats and artificial biotopes (asphalt coverings and agricultural land). Most of the assemblages in open areas clearly demonstrated the impact of urbanization by grouping into three main zones depending on the distance from the city centre: central, peripheral and rural.

}, keywords = {ants, cluster analyses, communities, urban ecology}, author = {Antonova, Vera and Penev, Lyubomir} } @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} }