Recent data on the liehen biota in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. II. The genera Botryolepraria and Lepraria. The current known distribution of one Botryoleparia and 17 Lepraria species in the federal countries Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland is presented in grid-maps on the basis of 1:25,000 sheet. For all species examples of historical and recent references are gi­ven. An overview on anatomical, morphological and chemical features is provided. Lepraria diffusa, L. elobata and L. ecorticata are new records for Rheinland-Pfalz. Of L. borealis a new chemotype with Atranorin and Norrangiformic acid has been detected.