Coniocarpon cinnabarinum DC.

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 : 5

* Coniocarpon cinnabarinum DC.

syn. Arthonia cinnabarina (DC.) Wallr.

This widespread species is common in the tropics and sighted in all continents except Antarctica. In the Neotropics it has been recorded e.g. from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador and Venezuela ( López-Figueiras 1986; Galloway & Quilhot 1998; Sipman & Wolf 1998; Calvelo & Liberatore 2002; Sipman 2006; Boom et al. 2007; Cáceres 2007; Sipman et al. 2008; Coppins & Aptroot 2009; Lücking et al. 2011; Frisch et al. 2014; McCarthy 2014).

Specimens examined (all corticolous). BOLIVIA. Dept. Beni: Prov. Cercado, Isla de los Caimánes near San Pedro Nuevo, 14°30’11”S, 64°52’21”W, 155 m, lowland Amazon forest , 1 September 2012, MK 12005 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Marbán, near road from Camiaco to San Lorenzo, 15°14’49”S, 64°49’11”W, 160 m, lowland Amazon forest , 30 August 2012, MK 11945 (LPB, UGDA) ; near San Lorenzo, 15°12’59”S, 64°47’08”W, 160 m, lowland Amazon forest , 28 August 2012, MK 11887 & 11890 (LPB, UGDA). Dept. Cochabamba: Prov. Carrasco, CARRASCO, near Sehuencas, 17°30’12”S, 65°16’30”W, 2220 m, Yungas cloud forest, corticolous, 21 July 2008, AF 10397, MK 6312 & PR (LPB) ; Prov. Chapare, CARRASCO, near Incachaca, 17°15’10”S, 65°48’51”W, 2330 m, disturbed montane cloud forest, 23 July 2008, MK 6728 (LPB, UGDA). Dept. La Paz : Prov. Sud Yungas, Alto Beni, San Antonio, 405 m, 15°38.220’S, 67°12.156’W, 29 June 1999, N. Derakshani 17 (B, GOET) .