Name requested: Parmelia aspidota var. elegantulaLichenologist 6 (2): 181.
Heterotypic synonym: Parmelia elegantulaAnnales Mycologici 36 (2-3): 148. 37 (1-2): 79. Lichenologist 6 (2): 181. 12 (1): 70. Lichens of North America null: 433. Mycotaxon 19: 418. 34 (1): 43. 40: 238, 240.
Heterotypic synonym: Melanelia elegantulaLichenologist 12 (1): 70. Lichens of North America null: 430, 431, 433, 434, 440, 692. Mycotaxon 7 (1): 47. 28 (1): 215, 216. 37: 402. 93: 71, 72, 73.
Heterotypic synonym: Melanelia incolorataMycotaxon 34 (1): 43. 37: 401. 40: 238, 240. 76: 312.