Fabronia balansae Besch. in J. Bot. (Morot) 5: 345. 1891 .

= Fabronia ciliaris var. polycarpa (Hook.) W. R. Buck, fide BUCK (1983: 251).

Type citation. – “Guarapi, associé au Dimerodontium balansae, 1881, Balansa 3656 ”.

Type specimens. – Isolectotypes: Guarapi, 1881, Balansa 3656 (G, G00042333; G [1885], G00042334; Herb. DC. [1884], G00042335) .

Type designation. – BUCK (1983: 251): lectotype (BM), isolectotype (G).