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Thirty-five species of Caliciales (Iichenized Ascomycétes) are reported from Calabria (S. Italy). The following genera are represented: Calicium , Chaenotheca , Chaenothecopsis, Cyphelium, Microcalicium, Mycocalicium, Sclerophora, Sphaerophorus and Sphinctrina. Seventeen tax a are new to Calabria; two, Chaenotheca brachypoda and Chaenothecopsis treicheliana, are new to Italy. Distribution maps for Calabria are provided, and the ecology of each species is discussed.