EÊ㛠:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨdŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚdĂdžĂͮǁǁǁ͘ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚƚĂdžĂ͘ŽƌŐͮϮϲ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϰͮϲ;ϴͿ͗ϲϭϮϮʹϲϭϮϲ In India much of the ůŝĐŚĞŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ,ŝŵĂůĂLJĂŶ Žƌ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘  ^LJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐ /^^E KŶůŝŶĞϬϵϳϰʹϳϵϬϳ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚƟŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ WƌŝŶƚϬϵϳϰʹϳϴϵϯ that the Deccan Plateau and the KWE^^ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƌŝĐŚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ůŝĐŚĞŶƐ͖ EĂLJĂŬĂ Ğƚ Ăů͘ ;ϮϬϭϯͿĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞŽĨĂďŽƵƚϭϴϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐ͘<ĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŝŶǀŝĞǁĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨůŝĐŚĞŶƐŝƐďĞŝŶŐƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶŝŶŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚ͘ZĞĚĚLJ ĞƚĂů͘;ϮϬϭϭͿĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƌƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŽŶůŝĐŚĞŶƐŽĨ ŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚĂŶĚĞŶƵŵĞƌĂƚĞĚϰϯƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ /ŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƐƚƵĚLJEĂLJĂŬĂĞƚĂů͘;ϮϬϭϯͿ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϮϲŶĞǁƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĨŽƌŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŶĞǁƌĞĐŽƌĚĨŽƌ/ŶĚŝĂ;Peltula farinosa ƺĚĞůͿ͘ /ƚŝƐŶŽǁĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϲϵ ůŝĐŚĞŶƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽůŝĐŚĞŶĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŚĞZĂLJĂůĂƐĞĞŵĂƌĞŐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĨŽƵƌĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͖ ŶĂŶƚĂƉƵƌ͕ ŚŝƩŽŽƌ͕ <ĂĚĂƉĂ ĂŶĚ <ƵƌŶŽŽů͘  dŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ƚƌĂĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ϯϭ͘ϯϴй ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘   ůĂƌŐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ůŝĐŚĞŶƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐǁĞƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƐĞǀĞƌĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚĂdžĂ͘KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϭϬ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ ĂƐ ŶĞǁ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ĨŽƌ ŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚ͘ Dƒã›Ù®ƒ½ Ι D›ã«Ê—Ý͗ dŚĞ ŵŽƌƉŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝĐŚĞŶ ƚŚĂůůƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐĐŽŵĂƚĂ ǁĞƌĞ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ >ĞŝĐĂ ^ϴWϬ ƐƚĞƌĞŽnjŽŽŵ ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ͘  ^ƉŽƚ ƚĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽůŽƵƌ ƌĞĂĐƟŽŶ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ďLJ ϭϬй ĂƋƵĞŽƵƐ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽƚĂƐƐŝƵŵ ŚLJĚƌŽdžŝĚĞ ;<Ϳ͕ ^ƚĞŝŶĞƌ͛Ɛ ƐƚĂďůĞ ƉĂƌĂͲƉŚĞŶLJůĞŶĞĚŝĂŵŝŶĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ;WͿ ĂŶĚ ĂůĐŝƵŵ ŚLJƉŽĐŚůŽƌŝƚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ;Ϳ͘&ŽƌĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐĂůŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ &çÙ㫛Ùěóƒ——®ã®ÊÄÝãÊ㫛½®‘«›Ä Ãù‘ÊãƒÊ¥ė«ÙƒWك—›Ý«͕/ė®ƒ ^ĂƟƐŚDŽŚĂďĞϭ͕͘DĂĚŚƵƐƵĚŚĂŶĂZĞĚĚLJϮ͕͘ŶũĂůŝ Ğǀŝϯ͕^ĂŶũĞĞǀĂEĂLJĂŬĂϰΘW͘ŚĂŶĚƌĂŵĂƟ^ŚĂŶŬĂƌϱ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƚĂŶLJ͕zŽŐŝsĞŵĂŶĂhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕sĞŵĂŶĂƉƵƌĂŵ͕ <ĂĚĂƉĂ͕ŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚϱϭϲϬϬϯ͕/ŶĚŝĂ ϰ >ŝĐŚĞŶŽůŽŐLJ>ĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ͕^/ZͲEĂƟŽŶĂůŽƚĂŶŝĐĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕ ZĂŶĂWƌĂƚĂƉDĂƌŐ͕>ƵĐŬŶŽǁ͕hƩĂƌWƌĂĚĞƐŚϮϮϲϬϬϭ͕/ŶĚŝĂ ϱ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŝŽƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕zŽŐŝsĞŵĂŶĂhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ sĞŵĂŶĂƉƵƌĂŵ͕<ĂĚĂƉĂ͕ŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚ͕ϱϭϲϬϬϯ͕/ŶĚŝĂ 1 ƐĂƟƐŚ͘ŶďƌŝϬϵΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ͕2 ŐƌĂƐƐĐĞĚΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ͕3 ĂŶũĂůŝĚĞǀŝϲϯϰΛ ŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ͕ϰŶĂLJĂŬĂ͘ƐĂŶũĞĞǀĂΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ;ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌͿ͕ ϱ ƉĐŚĂŶĚƌĂϮϬΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ ŽĨ ĨƌƵŝƟŶŐ ďŽĚŝĞƐ >ĞŝĐĂ DϱϬϬ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ ǁĂƐ ƵƐĞĚ͘  ůů ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐĂů ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŝŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘  dŚĞ ůŝĐŚĞŶ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ dŚŝŶ >ĂLJĞƌ ŚƌŽŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ŝŶ ƐŽůǀĞŶƚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ͚͛ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ tŚŝƚĞ Θ :ĂŵĞƐ ;ϭϵϴϱͿ͘ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ǁĂƐƚŚŝ ;ϭϵϵϭͿ͕ :ŽƐŚŝ ;ϮϬϬϴͿ͕ DĂLJƌŚŽĨĞƌ Ğƚ Ăů͘ ;ϭϵϵϲͿ͕ EĂLJĂŬĂ ;ϮϬϬϱͿ͕ hƉƌĞƟ ;ϭϵϵϰͿ͘  &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ >ƵŵďƐĐŚ Θ ,ƵŚŶĚŽƌĨ ;ϮϬϭϬͿ ǁĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŶŽŵĞŶĐůĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞ^ŝŶŐŚΘ^ŝŶŚĂ;ϮϬϭϬͿǁĂƐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚĂdžĂ͘/ĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐǁĞƌĞ ůĂďĞůůĞĚ͕ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ͕ĚŝŐŝƚĂůŝnjĞĚĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ ŚĞƌďĂƌŝƵŵŝŶƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƚĂŶLJĂƚzŽŐŝsĞŵĂŶĂ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ;zsh,Ϳ͕<ĂĚĂƉĂĂŶĚǀŽƵĐŚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐǁĞƌĞ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞƌďĂƌŝƵŵ ŽĨ ^/ZͲEĂƟŽŶĂů ŽƚĂŶŝĐĂů ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕>ƵĐŬŶŽǁ;>t'Ϳ͘ Z›Ýç½ã͗/ƚĐĂŶďĞŶŽƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŝŶƚŚĞƚǁŽĞĂƌůŝĞƌƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ;ZĞĚĚLJ Ğƚ Ăů͘ ϮϬϭϭ͖ EĂLJĂŬĂ Ğƚ Ăů͘ ϮϬϭϯͿ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ĨŽůŝŽƐĞ ůŝĐŚĞŶƐĂƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͘/ŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐďĞŝŶŐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ĐƌƵƐƚŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƋƵĂŵƵůŽƐĞ ĨŽƌŵƐ͘ K/͗ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘ŽϯϳϮϲ͘ϲϭϮϮͲϲ ĚŝƚŽƌ͗'͘W͘^ŝŶŚĂ͕ŽƚĂŶŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ůůĂŚĂďĂĚ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͘ ĂƚĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͗Ϯϲ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϰ;ŽŶůŝŶĞΘƉƌŝŶƚͿ DĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͗DƐηŽϯϳϮϲͮZĞĐĞŝǀĞĚϮϳ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϯͮ&ŝŶĂůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚϮϬ:ƵŶĞϮϬϭϰͮ&ŝŶĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚϬϴ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϰ ŝƚĂƟŽŶ͗DŽŚĂďĞ͕^͕͘͘D͘ZĞĚĚLJ͕͘͘Ğǀŝ͕^͘EĂLJĂŬĂΘW͘͘^ŚĂŶŬĂƌ;ϮϬϭϰͿ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŶĞǁĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞůŝĐŚĞŶŵLJĐŽƚĂŽĨŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͘Journal of Threatened Taxaϲ;ϴͿ͗ϲϭϮϮʹϲϭϮϲ͖ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘ŽϯϳϮϲ͘ϲϭϮϮͲϲ ŽƉLJƌŝŐŚƚ͗ ©DŽŚĂďĞĞƚĂů͘ϮϬϭϰ͘ƌĞĂƟǀĞŽŵŵŽŶƐƩƌŝďƵƟŽŶϰ͘Ϭ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘:ŽddĂůůŽǁƐƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞŝŶĂŶLJŵĞĚŝƵŵ͕ƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĐƌĞĚŝƚƚŽƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ &ƵŶĚŝŶŐ͗ŽƵŶĐŝůŽĨ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĂŶĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕EĞǁĞůŚŝ͘ ŽŵƉĞƟŶŐ/ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͗dŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌƐĚĞĐůĂƌĞŶŽĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͗ dŚĞƵƚŚŽƌƐĂƌĞŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕^/ZͲEĂƟŽŶĂůŽƚĂŶŝĐĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕>ƵĐŬŶŽǁĨŽƌƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƌ͘͘<͘ hƉƌĞƟ͕ĨŽƌŚŝƐŬŝŶĚŚĞůƉĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨůŝĐŚĞŶƐ͘ŽƵŶĐŝůŽĨ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĂŶĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕EĞǁĞůŚŝŝƐƚŚĂŶŬĞĚĨŽƌĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚƐĐŚĞŵĞ͘ƵƚŚŽƌƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬ&ŽƌĞƐƚKĸĐŝĂůƐŽĨŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ͘ ϲϭϮϮ Additions to lichen mycota of Andhra Pradesh Except for L. psuedistera and D. tenuis all the other species were found growing on the bark of various trees. The species L. psuedistera and D. tenuis not only have saxicolous habitat, but also have squamulose to lobate thallus. 1. Biatorella conspersa (Fée) Vain. (Biatorellaceae) Image 1A. Specimen examined: 2348 (YVUH), 25.vi.2012, elevation 328m, on bark, 8km from Diguvamitta on the way to GBM, Vankamanu Gundla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy. This crustose, corticolous species is characterized by greenish-yellow to yellow or yellowish-orange, granular sorediate thallus; sessile 0.3–0.6 mm diameter, biatorine apothecia, yellow pruinose disc; multispored asci with hyaline rounded to globose, 1–3×0.5–2.5 µm spores. The species is known from Australia, Nepal and in India it was earlier reported from Manipur. 2. Caloplaca bassiae (Willd. ex Ach.) Zahlbr. (Teloschistaceae) Image 1B. Specimen examined: 2009 (YVUH), 12.vi.2012, on bark, Horsley hills, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy, Anjali Devi B. & Sanjeeva Nayaka. This crustose, corticolous, greenish-yellow to yellowish-orange species is characterized by numerous yellowish-orange, simple to coralloid branched isidia; rare, scattered, sessile, 0.3–0.8 mm diameter, biatorine apothecia with orange to brownish-orange disc, sometimes isidiate, paler margin; K+ purple epihymenium; 8-spored asci with 10–15×4–8 µm spores and with parietin as lichen substance. The species is known from tropical America and Nepal. In India, it was earlier reported from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. 3. Caloplaca poliotera (Nyl.) Stein (Teloschistaceae) Image 1C. Specimen examined: 1850/A (YVUH), 13.vi.2012, elevation 746.5m, on bark, Japali Anjneya Swami Temple, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy & Sanjeeva Nayaka. This crustose, saxicolous species is characterized by greenish-grey to grey, rimose areolate thallus with black prothallus; numerous, rounded, sessile apothecia of size 0.2–0.5 mm in diameter, mostly present at the centre of the thallus; yellowish to reddish-brown disc, Mohabe et al. biatorine to lecidine, brownish to black margin; K+ purple epihymenium, absence of algal cells in exciple; 8-spored asci; hyaline, polaribilocular, elongate to ellipsoidal, 12.0–14.0×8.0–9.5 µm ascospores and with anthraquinons as lichen substance. The species is known from the tropical regions of the world and in India it was earlier reported from Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. 4. Dimelaena tenuis (Müll. Arg.) H. Mayrhofer & Wipple (Physciaceae) Image 1D. Specimen examined: 2178 (YVUH), 15.vii.12, on rock, backside of Javakaladinnae, Gorantla, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy. This effigurate, squamulose species, found growing tightly on rock and characterized by yellowish-green to greenish-brown central part and greenish to yellowish or brownish marginal area, rhizines lacking; innate to sessile, rounded to irregular, 0.3–0.7 mm in diameter, biatorine to lecanorine apothecia, dark brown to brown black disc; 8-spored asci; brown, 1 septate, 9.0– 11.0×4.0–7.0 µm ascospores and with gyrophoric acid as lichen substance. The species is known from North America and in India it was earlier reported from Madhya Pradesh. 5. Lecanora chlarotera Nyl. (Lecanoraceae) Image 1E. Specimens examined: 1806/B (YVUH), 13.vi.2012, on bark, on the backside of the arch, Shilathoranam, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy & Sanjeeva Nayaka; 1822 (YVUH), 13.vi.2012, elevation 746.5m, on bark, Japali Anjneya Swami Temple, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy & Sanjeeva Nayaka. This crustose, corticolous species characterized by greenish-grey to grey, verruculose to verrucose thallus; numerous, 0.2–0.9 mm in diameter, lecanorine apothecia, pale orange to orange brown or reddish brown disc; large crystals and algal cells in exciple, yellowish to brownish epihymenium dissolving in K; 8-spored asci; simple to ellipsoidal, 11.0–15.0×8.0–10.0 µm ascospores and with atranorin, zeorin as lichen substance. The species is widely distributed in Asia, Europe and America. In India it was earlier reported from Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. 6. Lecanora helva Stizenb. (Lecanoraceae) Image 1F. Speciemen examined: 1896 (YVUH), 12.vi.2012, on bark, Horsley hills, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy, Sanjeeva Nayaka & B. Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2014 | 6(8): 6122–6126 6123 Additions to lichen mycota of Andhra Pradesh Mohabe et al. A B C D E F Image 1. A - Biatorella conspersa (2348); B - Caloplaca bassiae (2009); C - Caloplaca poliotera (1850/A); D - Dimelaena tenuis (2178); E - Lecanora chlarotera (1822); F - Lecanora helva (1896). Scale bars: A, B, C, D, F = 0.5mm, E = 1mm. 6124 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2014 | 6(8): 6122–6126 Additions to lichen mycota of Andhra Pradesh Anjali Devi. This crustose, corticolous species characterized by greenish-grey to grey, smooth to verruculose thallus; crowded, round, 0.2–1.0 mm in diameter, lecanorine apothecia; pale yellow to brownish-yellow or orange disc; large crystals and algal cells in exciple; yellowish to brownish epihymenium dissolving in K; 8-spored asci; simple, colourless, 8.0–11.0×5.0–7.0 µm ascospores and atranorin as lichen substance. The species is distributed in Africa, Australasia, Pacific regions, South America and Thailand. In India it was earlier reported from Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. 7. Lecanora interjecta Müll. Arg. (Lecanoraceae) Image 2G. Specimens examined: 1817, 1818, 1824, 1839 (YVUH), 13.vi.2012, elevation 746.5m, on bark, Japali Anjaneya Swami Temple, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy & Sanjeeva Nayaka. This crustose, corticolous species characterized by greenish-grey, verruculose to verrucose thallus; numerous, sessile, lecanorine, 0.2–1.0 mm in diameter, apothecia, pale brown to orange brown disc; large crystals and algal cells in exciple; yellowish to pale brown epihymenium dissolving in K; 8-spored asci; hyaline, ellipsoidal, 9.0–13.0×4.0–7.0 µm ascospores and with atranorin, usnic acid as lichen substances. The species is distributed in Africa, Australia, Atlantic Islands, Chile, Europe and New Zealand. In India it was earlier reported from Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. 8. Lecanora pseudistera Nyl. (Lecanoraceae) Image 2H. Specimens examined: 2136, 2139, 2143, 2159 (YVUH), 15.vii.2012, on rock, Javakaladinnae, Gorantla, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy; 1485, 2175 (YVUH), 14.i.2012, on rock, backside of Javakaladinnae, coll. A. Madhsudhana Reddy. This crustose, saxicolous species characterized by whitish-grey to grey, areolate to subsquamulose thallus; 0.5–1.0 mm in diameter, lecanorine apothecia; yellowish-orange to reddish-brown disc; small crystals and algal cells in exciple; yellowish to orange brown epihymenium dissolving in K; 8-spored asci; hyaline, ellipsoidal, 8.0–11.0×5.0–7.0 µm ascospores and with atranorin, 2-O-methylperlatolic acid as lichen substance. The species is known from all continents except Mohabe et al. Antarctica and in India it was earlier reported from Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. 9. Pertusaria melastomella Nyl. (Pertusariaceae) Image 2I. Specimen examined: 2009 (YVUH), 12.vi.2012, on bark, Horsley hills, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy, Sanjeeva Nayaka & B. Anjali Devi. This crustose, corticolous species characterized by whitish grey or greenish-grey, verrucose thallus; perithecioid apothecia, 1–2 per verrucae; verrucae not constricted at base, 0.3–0.4 mm high, 0.6–0.8 mm wide; 6–8 spored asci; large, ellipsoidal, double walled, smooth, 59.0–87.0×24.0–34.0 µm ascospores. The species is known from Sri Lanka and In India it was earlier reported from Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 10. Porina tetracerae (Afz.) Müll. Arg. (Porinaceae) Image 2J. Specimen examined: 1826 (YVUH), 13.vi.2012, elevation 746.5m, on bark, starting point on the left side of rocky zone, Japali, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, coll. A. Madhusudhana Reddy & Sanjeeva Nayaka. 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