E. (E.) spitsbergenst Scourfield, 1897 (Claps & Rossi 1981)
Terra typica: Svalbard (Spitsbergen) (Norway, Arctic Ocean)
Argentina:
• 43 ° 10 ′S, 71 ° 36 ′W; 350 m asl: Chubut Province, Rio Futaleufú, dry, mosses on rocks in the forest. Claps & Rossi (1981) • 48 ° 47 ′S, 69 ° 11 ′W: Undefined locality, Santa Cruz Province, Valle de la Florida, lichens on soil and mosses on rocks (2 samples). Rossi & Claps (1989)
Record numbers: Argentina: 2; total: 2.
Remarks: With the exception of the Argentine records, this species has a Holarctic distribution (McInnes 1994 a); so we suggest that the records from South America should be re-examined.