The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria)
The paper presents the first detailed research of the ants (Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Western Bulgaria). A total number of 49 species were identified, 44 of which are new the studied area. Tetramorium hungaricum (Röszler, 1935) and Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846, reported from Plana by other au...
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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| author | Boyan Vagalinski Albena Lapeva-Gjonova |
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| description | The paper presents the first detailed research of the ants (Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Western Bulgaria). A total number of 49 species were identified, 44 of which are new the studied area. Tetramorium hungaricum (Röszler, 1935) and Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846, reported from Plana by other authors, were not found during the current research. The paper also provides a brief zoogeographical analysis of the local ant fauna and a comparison with those of the adjacent Vitosha and Lozen Mountains. Some habitat information and additional remarks are given as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b86b34d3117d472c93a5db6734642a7d2022-12-22T00:18:36ZengBulgarian Academy of SciencesHistoria naturalis bulgarica0205-36402012-02-012087101The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria)Boyan VagalinskiAlbena Lapeva-GjonovaThe paper presents the first detailed research of the ants (Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Western Bulgaria). A total number of 49 species were identified, 44 of which are new the studied area. Tetramorium hungaricum (Röszler, 1935) and Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846, reported from Plana by other authors, were not found during the current research. The paper also provides a brief zoogeographical analysis of the local ant fauna and a comparison with those of the adjacent Vitosha and Lozen Mountains. Some habitat information and additional remarks are given as well.https://www.nmnhs.com/historia-naturalis-bulgarica/article.php?id=000351000202012 |
| spellingShingle | Boyan Vagalinski Albena Lapeva-Gjonova The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) Historia naturalis bulgarica |
| title | The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) |
| title_full | The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) |
| title_fullStr | The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) |
| title_short | The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Plana Mountain (Bulgaria) |
| title_sort | ants hymenoptera formicidae of plana mountain bulgaria |
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