Psoroma tenue var. boreale is shown to be widely distributed and common in the Austrian Alps and is reported for the first time for Albania and Slovakia. All samples have been found in herbarium material labelled as „Psoroma hypnorum“. The species differ in morphology of thallus squamules, apothecia, and cephalodia. Key words: Lichenized Ascomycota. Taxonomy, systematics, new records. Mycota of Austria, Slovakia, and Albania.