in Lumbsch et al., Phytotaxa 18: 10 (2011).

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

Protolog: Sicut Acarospora obpallens sed differt thallo striato.
Type: - U.S.A. New Mexico: Sán Miguel County, Las Vegas, 'aux fous', on sandstone, January 1927, Bro. Arsène Brouard 19568 (holotype FH).

Type locality: USA, New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas, 'aux fous', on sandstone, 1.1927, Bro. Arsène Brouard 19568 (FH - holotype).

Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.

Barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: Data lacking.

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: Gyrophoric acid (Lumbsch et al. 2011: 10).