Tilletia brachypodii-mexicani Vánky, Mycotaxon 56: 202, 1995. VENEZUELA, Edo. Mérida, 51 km E Mérida city, Cordillera de Mérida, Sierra Nevada, pr. Laguna Negra 8°46’ Lat. N, 70°46’ long. W Alt., on Brachypodium mexicanum (Roem. & Schult) Link, 02 December 1993, R. Berndt, C. Vánky & Vánky. (HUV) Herbarium Ustil. Vánky, holotype; VEN, VIA 5978, isotype.