Type species: Allantoparmelia alpicola (Th.Fr.) Essl.
Description: Lichens. Thallus foliose, closely adnate, dark brownish to blackish, lobate; lobes ?attened to convex, often torulose, to 1.5 mm wide; without pseudocyphellae, soredia or isidia; upper and lower cortex prosoplectenchymatous; medulla compact, white; lower surface brown to black, without rhizines, attached to the substrate with irregular cortical outgrowths. Ascomata apothecia, zeorine, laminal, sessile; asci clavate, of Lecanora-type, 8-spored with colourless, simple spores. Condiomata pycnidia, common, laminal, immersed. Conidia bacilliform to bifusifonn.
Photobiont: Trebouxioid.
Chemistry: Alectorialic, alectoronic, barbatolic, olivetoric and α-collatolic acids, plus unknown substances.