Nordic J. Bot. 22(1): 96 (2002).
Protolog: Eriodermati diviso similis sed lamina inferior aurantiaca et apoteciis nigropilosis.
Type locality: Ecuador, Azuay, road Cuenca-Loja, 6 km S of Saraguru, near the pass, 3000 m, 15 February 1979, L. Arvidsson & D. Nilson 2127 (GB - holotype).
Type: Ecuador, Azuay, road Cuenca-Loja, 6 km S of Saraguru, near the pass, 3000 m, 15. Febr. 1979, L. Arvidsson & D. Nilson 2127 (GB, holotypus).