Armenia, Vayots Dzor Province, municipality of Areni, along the road H40 going up to the ridge above the Noravank Gorge; on siliceous limestone (Kieselkalk), lichenicolous on Protoparmeliopsis usbekica. 39°42’15” N/ 45°12’09” E, ca. 1420 m. 28.09.2024. 09.2024 Leg. L. Muggia & P.L. Nimis - TSB sample, Det. Kerry Knudsen