Messor caducus (Motschoulsky, 1839)

Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena, Antonova, Vera, Radchenko, Alexander G. & Atanasova, Maria, 2010, Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria, ZooKeys 62, pp. 1-124 : 9

Messor caducus (Motschoulsky, 1839)

Messor semirufus meridionalis : Atanassov 1936, 1964, Atanassov and Vassileva 1976, Hubenov et al. 1998, nec André, 1883

Records

(Map 18): Bulgaria ( Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992); Podbalkan Basins: Sotirya vill. (Sliven) [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Thracian Lowland: Harmanli [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 and Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Ograzhden Mt. [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Belasitsa Mt. ( Hubenov et al. 1998): east slopes of Belasitsa Mt. [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley: Petrich [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Eastern Rhodopi Mts: Kardzhali [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Northern Black Sea coast: Obzor [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 and Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor semirufus meridionalis )]; Southern Black Sea coast: Ropotamo river - Sozopol [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor semirufus var. meridionalis )].