New records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the Central Caucasus (Russia)

Noteworthy records of 24 species of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the Central Caucasus are listed; eight of them (Buellia tyrolensis, Catillaria atomarioides, Endococcus matzeri, E. verrucosus, Endohyalina insularis, Lichenochora physciicola, Peltula obscurans and Polycoccum evae) are reported for the first time for the Caucasus, and four of these (Buellia tyrolensis, Endohyalina insularis, Lichenochora physciicola and Polycoccum evae) are new to Russia. Short notes on characteristics, ecology and distribution of the species are provided.