@article {3030, title = {New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal }, volume = {10: e83658}, year = {2022}, pages = {1-17}, abstract = {

Many faunistic studies on the myrmecofauna of Bulgaria have been carried out, and about
180 ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from 43 genera and 6 subfamilies have been
discovered as a result. Although the Bulgarian ant fauna is considered to be relatively well
studied, the finding of unrecorded species continues, especially among the rare social
parasites and the species with a more southern distribution in the Balkans.

The current study presents data on 11 ant species recorded for the first time in Bulgaria (
Messor hellenius Agosti \& Collingwood, 1987, M. mcarthuri Steiner et al., 2018,
Crematogaster ionia Forel, 1911, Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987, Temnothorax
aeolius (Forel, 1911), T. cf. exilis (form darii Forel, 1911), T. finzii (Menozzi, 1925), T. rogeri
Emery, 1869, Tetramorium cf. punicum, Plagiolepis xene St\ärcke, 1936 and Lasius reginae
Faber, 1967), as well as new locality data on 15 rarely found species. Some of the species,
such as Hypoponera eduardi, Strumigenys argiola, Temnothorax graecus, Tetramorium
diomedeum, Camponotus tergestinus, and C. ionius, have been known so far only from a
single locality in Bulgaria.
The dataset of all records presented in this work was published separately through Global
Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, https://doi.org/10.15468/mngbzp).

}, author = {Lapeva-Gjonova A. and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {2685, title = {Taxonomic review of the Cataglyphis livida complex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a description of a new species from Iran}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {1010}, year = {2021}, pages = {117-131}, abstract = {

Cataglyphis\  fici sp.\  nov.,\  a\  member\  of\  the\  Cataglyphis\  livida\  complex,\  is\  described\  from\  the\  Estahban\  county of south-western Iran. The species is characterized by small body size and yellow to yellowish red body coloration with distinctly infuscated legs. Additionally, the taxonomic status of all known members of the Cataglyphis livida complex is updated. Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967, stat. rev. is raised to the species level and Cataglyphis viaticoides (Andr\é, 1881) is proposed as a senior synonym of Cataglyphis livida bulgarica\  Atanassov,\  1982,\  syn.\  nov.\  and\  Cataglyphis\  albicans\  mixtus\  (Forel,\  1895),\  syn.\  nov.\  Finally,\  a\  provisional key to members of the livida complex is provided.

}, keywords = {Cataglyphis, eastern Mediterranean, key to species, south-western Iran, taxonomy}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Kiyani, Haniyeh and Minaei, Kambiz and Borowiec, Lech} } @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 {2376, title = {Description of Plagiolepis perperamus, a new species from east-Mediterranean and redescription of Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Annales Zoologici (Warszawa)}, volume = {68}, year = {2018}, pages = {809-824}, abstract = {

A taxon considered in past years as P. pallescens sensu Radchenko is described as a new species: Plagiolepis perperamus sp. nov. based on material from Eastern Mediterranean. Its morphological separation from P. schmitzii Forel, 1895, the second species characterized by dense gaster setosity, is supported by study on their environmental niches. Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889 is redescribed based on type specimens and material collected from various localities spread within Balkans. Its taxonomical status is clarified and a definition of a \‘pallescens group\’ is improved and supplemented. Plagiolepis maura var. taurica Santschi, 1920 and Plagiolepis maura var. ancyrensis Santschi, 1920 are synonymized with Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889.

}, keywords = {Ecological Niche Modelling INTRODUCTION, Formicidae, Formicinae, Mediterranean Region, Plagiolepidini}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech and Radchenko, Alexander G} } @article {1797, title = {Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Genus - Monograph}, volume = {25}, year = {2014}, month = {July/2014}, pages = {1-340}, abstract = {

Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent
regions is given with country data, list of synonyms, and comments. From the area 1261
species are rocorded. All infraspecific names, including subspecies names, are treated as
synonyms although in future studies many of them can be raised to species level. Table with
distribution of ant species in major regions of Europe and the Mediterranean Subregion is
presented. From Europe 622 species have been recorded, from North Africa 441, Middle
East 256, Turkey and transcaucasian countries 358, Iran 165, and Arabian Peninsula 304.

}, keywords = {Arabian Peninsula, catalogue, entomology, Europe, Formicidae, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, zoogeography}, author = {Borowiec, Lech} }