Herpothallon rubrocinctum (Ehrenb.) Aptroot, Lücking & G.Thor, 1991

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 : 14-15

Herpothallon rubrocinctum (Ehrenb.) Aptroot, Lücking & G.Thor ( Fig. 2E )

This is a very widespread Neotropical lichen known from Argentina in the south to the USA in the north (e.g., Thor 1991; Sipman 2006; Boom et al. 2007; Flakus 2008; Aptroot et al. 2009). In Bolivia it is the commonest member of the genus.

Selected specimens examined (corticolous if not otherwise stated). BOLIVIA. Dept. Cochabamba: Prov. Carrasco, CARRASCO, between Ch’iqta rumi and Phaqcha, 17°27’22”S, 65°16’24”W, 2700 m, montane cloud forest, 20 July 2008, AF 10244, MK 6252 & PR (LPB, UGDA). Dept. La Paz : Prov. Bautista Saavedra , 3 km de Pauji-Yuyo hacia Charazani, 1050 m, 15°02’S, 68°29’W, 9 June 1997, KB 151 et al. (LPB) ; Prov. Franz Tamayo, between

Apolo and Mapiri , 14°50’51”S, 68°21’38”W, 1490 m, savannah, 23 November 2011, MK 10257 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Larecaja, between Tipuani and Guanay, 15°31’24”S, 67°58’06”W, 1200 m, Preandean Amazon forest , on decaying plant remains, 24 November 2011, MK 10434 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Nor Yungas, Coroico, by Sol y Luna hotel, 1870 m, 16°11’56”S, 67°43’26”W, gardens with trees, 13 December 2011, MK 10764 (LPB, UGDA). Dept. Santa Cruz: Prov. Cordillera, near Peto Blanco, 18º48’25”S, 60º14’54”W, 330 m, transition Chiquitano-Chaqueño forest , 6 December 2011, MK 10715 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Florida, Amboró, above la Yunga , 18°03’30”S, 63°54’36”W, 2330 m, Yungas cloud forest, 7 June 2011, MK 9824 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Manuel María Caballero, El Camino de Orquideas , 17°49’20”S, 64°42’31”W, 2340 m, Yungas cloud forest, 17 August 2012, MK 11586 (LPB, UGDA). Dept. Tarija: Prov. Aniceto Arce, TARIQUÍA, La Hierba, 22º08’46”S, 64º31’36”W, 1070 m, Tucumano-Boliviano submontane forest, 25 November 2010, AF 19760 & JQ (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.