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 ); Eastern Stara 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.
