Melaspileella proximella (Nyl.) Ertz & Diederich
Syn.: Arthonia proximella Nyl., Arthopyrenia furfuracea A. Massal., Buellia mughorum Anzi, Caldesia proximella (Nyl.) Trevis., Melaspilea fugax Müll. Arg., Melaspilea proximella (Nyl.) Nyl.
Non- or doubtfully lichenised.
Substrate: bark
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: an inconspicuous, probably overlooked species found on the bark of deciduous and coniferous trees in upland areas.
Austria: Tirol; Kärnten; Steiermark; Oberösterreich; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Germany: Oberbayern; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia;