Temnothorax finzii

First recorded for Bulgaria by Lapeva-Gjonova & Borowiec (2022), this extremely rarely reported species is known from Italy and the Republic of North Macedonia (Bračko et al. 2014), as its presence in Anatoliais doubtful (Kiran and Karaman 2020).

Identification
A member of the Temnothorax recedens group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 *  finzii. Leptothorax (Mymammophilus) finzii Menozzi, 1925d: 29, fig. 2 (w.q.m.) ITALY. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Bracko G., H. C. Wagner, A. Schulz, E. Gioahim, J. Maticic, and A. Tratnik. 2014. New investigation and a revised checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Republic of Macedonia. North-Western Journal of Zoology 10(1): 10-24.
 * Bracko G., H. C. Wagner, E. Gioahin, J. Maticic, and A. Tratnik. 2011. Contribution to the knowledge of the ant fauna of the southeastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Entomologica romanica 16: 54.