Basionym Name:Opegrapha herpetica var. elegans Borrer ex Leight., Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 2 13(no. 76): 207 (1854)
Homotypic synonyms:Opegrapha herpetica f. elegans (Borrer ex Leight.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 2: 205 (1923)Opegrapha rufescens f. elegans (Borrer ex Leight.) Grummann, Cat. Lich. Germ. (Stuttgart): 21 (1963)