Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)

Camponotus atricolor (Nylander, 1849)

Camponotus merula (Losana, 1834)

Camponotus foveolatus (Mayr, 1853)

Camponotus lateralis var. rectus Forel, 1892

Records

(Map 61): Bulgaria [Emery 1914 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor), Agosti and Collingwood 1987a (as Camponotus atricolor)]; Western Predbalkan: Rachene river valley [Vassilev 1984 (as Camponotus merula)], Belogradchik (Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992); EasternStara Planina Mts: Sliven [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor)]; Sofia Basin: Sofia [Forel 1892, Atanassov 1934 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor), Antonova 2005, Antonova and Penev 2006, 2008]; surroundings of Sofia near Vladaya vill. (Antonova and Penev 2006, 2008); Vitosha Mt. [Atanassov 1952 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor)]: Knyazhevo [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus)]; Plana Mt.: Alino vill., Bukov dol loc. (Pasarel vill.) (Vagalinski and Lapeva-Gjonova in press); Lozenska Planina Mt.: north of Pasarel vill. (Antonova and Penev 2008); Thracian Lowland: Pazardzhik [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus and Camponotus lateralis var. dalmaticus)]; Bakadzhik-Burgas district: Aytos [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus)]; Strandzha Mt. (Antonova et al. in press): Malko Tarnovo (Atanassov and Vassileva 1976, Hubenov et al. 1998); Dupnitsa Basin: Dupnitsa [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor)]; Belasitsa Mt. (Atanassov 1964, Hubenov et al. 1998); Rila Mt.: Rilska river valley [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor, Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus and Camponotus lateralis var. dalmaticus)]; Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley: Petrich plain (Atanassov 1964); Eastern Rhodopi Mts: Zvezdel vill. (Momchilgrad), Malki Voden vill. (Madzharovo), Padalo vill. (Krumovgrad) (Lapeva-Gjonova 2004a); Southern Black Sea coast: Pomorie [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus and Camponotus lateralis var. rectus)], Sozopol [Forel 1892 (as Camponotus lateralis var. atricolor, Camponotus lateralis var. foveolatus and Camponotus lateralis var. rectus)].

Notes:

For most of the last two decades Camponotus atricolor has been considered as a junior synonym of Camponotus piceus . Seifert (1996) noted Camponotus atricolor as separate species, while Radchenko (1997b) considerd it as junior synonym of Camponotus piceus . Markó et al. (2006) revived this name from synonymy, but stressed that confirmation of the status of this species needs further investigation.