First record of Diplotomma cedricola in the eastern Mediterranean

The present paper reports the first record of Diplotomma cedricola (Werner) Etayo in the eastern Mediterranean (Creta Island, Greece), the nearest record being rom Corsica (France). This lichen species was found near Ierapreta on decorticated Cupressus sempervirens L. and Pinus brutia Ten. trees. This finding constitutes a great expansion of the distribution range of this species.