@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 Among all 19 unpublished species (found in 50\’s of last century and during 2013-2014), 10 are new for the region.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} }