Distribution. Disjunct as described from Azores (Degelius 1941a), Madiera (Breuss 2014) and reported from eastern North America (Degelius 1941b); in North Carolina reported from the Blue Ridge ecoregion.
Literature
Breuss, O. (2014) Weitere Flechtenfunde aus Madeira. Stapfia101: 47–51.
Degelius, G. (1941a) Lichens from the Azores, mainly collected by Dr. H. Persson. Göteborgs Kungliche Vetenskaps. och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. ser. 6B, 1(7): 1-46 (original description as Catinaria albocincta).
Degelius, G.N. (1941b) Contributions to the Lichen flora of North America I. The lichen flora of the Great Smoky Mountains. Arkiv för Botanik 30A, Nr. 3: 1-80.