Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)

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 structor (Latreille, 1798)

Messor muticus Nylander, 1849

Messor barbarus varrialei Emery, 1921

Messor clivorum Ruzsky, 1905

Messor rufitarsis Fabricius, 1804

Records

(Map 20): Bulgaria [ Agosti and Collingwood 1987a (as Messor muticus ), Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992]; Western Predbalkan:Rachene river valley [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum ), Vassilev 1984]; Central Predbalkan:Dermantsi vill. (Lukovit) [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis ), Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Western Stara Planina Mts: Milanovo vill., Lakatnik station [ Atanassov 1934, 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis ), Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )], Vrattsata loc., Zgorigrad vill. [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )], Vratsa [ Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor clivorum )], Chepan Mt. (Dragoman) ( Borisova et al. 2005); Zemen Gorge: Skakavitsa waterfall, Zemen station [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )], Zemen ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a); Sofia Basin: surroundings of Sofia ( Antonova and Penev 2006); Lyulin Mt. ( Vassilev and Evtimov 1973); Vitosha Mt. [ Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor clivorum )]: Boyana [ Atanassov 1934 (as Messor barbarus structor var. mutica ), 1952 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Plana Mt.: Pasarel vill., Peyova buka hut (Pasarel vill.), Grobat peak ( Vagalinski and Lapeva-Gjonova in press); Podbalkan Basins: Rose valley [ Atanassov et al. 1955 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Ihtimanska Sredna Gora: Benkovski peak [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Lozenska Planina Mt. ( Vassilev and Evtimov 1973); north of Pasarel vill. ( Antonova and Penev 2008); Thracian Lowland: Pazardzhik ( Forel 1892), Plovdiv ( Forel 1911), Harmanli [ Urbanski 1975 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Bakadzhik-Burgas district: Aytos ( Forel 1892), Mandra lake [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )]; Osogovska Planina Mt.: Hisarlaka [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Ograzhden Mt. [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Belasitsa Mt.: at the foot of Belasitsa Mt. [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley: Kresna gorge [ Atanasov 1936 (as Messor structor rufitarsis )], surroundings of Parvomay vill., along Strumeshnitsa river [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei )], Petrich [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Slavianka Mt.: Petrovo vill. [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Western Rhodopi Mts: Asenovgrad ( Forel 1892), Smilyan vill. (Smolyan) ( Hlaváč et al. 2007); Eastern Rhodopi Mts: Dedets vill. (Zlatograd), Byal Izvor vill. (Arda), Momchilgrad, Madzharovo, between Dabovets and Kamilski dol vill. (Ivaylovgrad), Odrintsi vill. (Ivaylovgrad), Padalo vill. (Krumovgrad) ( Lapeva-Gjonova 2004a), Daskalovo ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a); NorthernBlack Sea coast: Evksinograd palace [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor rufitarsis )], Balchik ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a); SouthernBlack Sea coast: Nesebar ( Barrett 1970), Mandra lake (Burgas) [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )].