A SYNOPSIS OF THE LECANORA-SUBCARNEA GROUP

The saxicolous Lecanora species related to L. subcarnea are revised. D escriptions of the species and a key to the taxa are included. Five sp ecies (L. farinacea, L. ochroidea, L. rhodi, L. sanctae-helenae and L. subcarnea with two chemotypes) and one variety (L. subcarnea var. sor alifera) are accepted. L. albidorufa, L. blanda, L. claudestina, L. da sycarpa, L. dirinaeformis, L. flexuosa, L. pruinata, L. rubrocincta, L . subglaucodea and L. subpallida and Lecidea myoplaca are reduced to s ynonymy with L. farinacea, L. trevisanii and Lichen flexuosus with L. subcarnea. Neotypes for L. ochroidea and L. subcarnea are selected.