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)].