New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria Author Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-0768 Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria gjonova@gmail.com Author Borowiec, Lech https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-6855 University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland text Biodiversity Data Journal 2022 2022-05-09 10 83658 83658 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83658 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83658 1314-2828-10-e83658 C33F801C97145BC88E468726BE249165 6537640 Temnothorax bulgaricus (Forel, 1892) Distribution New records: South Pirin Mt., Kalimantsi vill., 10.05.-01.06.2002, pitfall traps, 1 w., leg. M. Langourov; Struma Valley, Kamenitsa vill., 31.05-23.06.2002, tree traps, 1 w., leg. M. Langourov; East Rhodopes, Strazhets vill., 03.05.2009, 2 w., leg. ALG; Sakar Mt., Radovets vill., 30.04.2011, sweeping, 3 w., leg. I. Gjonov; East Rhodopes, Meden buk vill., 09.04.2013, 1 w., leg. ALG. Detailed occurrence data: Lapeva-Gjonova and Borowiec (2022) . Notes After the description of T. bulgaricus from Bulgaria ( Forel 1892 ), it has been reported from a number of places in the southern Balkans and Turkey. It was found in several thermophilous sites (Sliven, Zemen Gorge, Petrich, Asenovgrad, Obzor) in Bulgaria ( Atanassov and Dlussky 1992 ). Here we provide additional findings as South Pirin Mt., East Rhodopes Mt. and Sakar Mt. are hitherto unknown distribution regions.