Lecanactis epileuca (Nyl.) Tehler

Ertz, Damien, Flakus, Adam, Oset, Magdalena, Sipman, Harrie J. M. & Kukwa, Martin, 2015, A first assessment of lichenized Arthoniales in Bolivia with descriptions of two new species, Phytotaxa 217 (1), pp. 1-25 : 15

* Lecanactis epileuca (Nyl.) Tehler

Known in the Neotropics from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Peru, the USA (Florida) and Venezuela ( Tehler 1992; Egea & Torrente 1994; Tehler & Egea 1997; Sipman & Wolf 1998; Sipman 2006; Cáceres 2007; Ertz et al. 2015), and from St Helena (Aptroot 2008).

Specimens examined. BOLIVIA. Dept. La Paz : Prov. Franz Tamayo, near Apolo, 14°50’15”S, 68°26’58”W, 1430 m, Preandean Amazon forest, 17 May 2011, AF 20845& OP (KRAM, LPB) ; near Yuyo village , 15°03’30”S, 68°19’24”W, 1230 m, Preandean Amazon forest, 23 November 2011, AF 23104 (KRAM, LPB) ; Prov. Larecaja, between Tipuani and Guanay, 15°31’24”S, 67°58’06”W, 1200 m, Preandean Amazon forest , on bark, 24 November 2011, MK 10427 (BR, LPB, UGDA) ,

* Lecanactis flaviseda (Nyl.) Tehler ( Fig. 2E )

The species has been only known from the type locality in Colombia ( Tehler 1992; Egea & Torrente 1994; Tehler & Egea 1997; Sipman et al. 2008).

Specimens examined (all corticolous). BOLIVIA. Dept. La Paz : Prov. Franz Tamayo, near Yuyo, 15°07’05”S, 68°20’22”W, 1150 m, Preandean Amazon forest, 16 May 2011, AF 20733, 20762 & OP (KRAM, LPB) ; between Apolo and Mapiri, 15°01’50”S, 68°18’33”W, 1120 m, Preandean Amazon forest , 23 November, 2011, AF 23071 (KRAM, LPB) .

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FIGURE 2. Morphological diversity of selected Arthoniales of Bolivia 1. A, Alyxoria apomelaena (Flakus 16252.1); B, Chiodecton sphaerale (Flakus 20800); C, Cresponea leprieurii s.l. (Flakus 19069); D, Cryptonia olivacea (Flakus 16012); E, Herpothallon rubrocinctum (Kukwa 10764); F, Lecanactis flaviseda (Flakus 20762). Scales:A–D, F—1 mm, E—10 mm.