ABSTRACT: Lecanora carpathica Zahlbr., described on material from Malé Karpaty Mts. in Slovakia, is shown to be an illegitimate younger homonym of Lecanora carpatica Zschacke, which is a synonym of Immersaria cupreoatra. Zahlbruckner’s material is shown to belong to Lecanora allophana.

KEYWORDS: nomenclature, Western Carpathians, lichens, diversity