The genus Alysphaeria Turpin is typified; it belongs to Chrysothrix Mont. nom. cons. Five old unused names are added to the synonymy of Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J. R. Laundon. Lepraria atrotomentosa Orange & Wolseley is a synonym of L. cupressicola (Hue) J. R. Laundon, a new combination. Lepraria nigrocincta Diederich et al. is identical with the earlier L. yunnaniana (Hue) Zahlbr. and therefore also goes into synonymy.