Phylogenetic placement of sp. nov. (Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota) with notes on other species from South America.

is described as a new semicryptic species similar to , from which it differs geographically (South America) and phylogenetically; both species differ in nucleotide position characters in nucITS barcoding marker. is reported as new to South America and as new to Antarctica, Bolivia, and Peru. (South American records are referred to L.aff.hodkinsoniana) and (most South American records are referred to ) should be excluded at least temporarily from the lichen list of South America. All records previously referred to as from Bolivia and Peru belong to . Most of Bolivian records of belong to . and should be included in , , and are sequenced for the first time.