Species described from India as Mycenastrum bovistoides Cooke & Massee 1888. Kreisel (1967) studied the holotype collection at K and added a a record from Nepal (leg. Poelt 1962, M.). The Nepalese collections was successfullly sequenced and submitted to GenBank (KX998905) by Rodrigues, Baseia & Martin in 2016.

Little know species of the genus Bovista. It seems to have a potential preference for montane and alpine habitats. Very few records; a barcode sequence is available and future investigations might shew light on its distribution and habitat preferences. Temporarily DD

India (Mussooriee?), Pakistan (Chitral district) Nepal (Khumbu) and Spain prov. Jaén & Barcelona), potentially overlooked beeing morphologically similar to several other species of Bovista.

Small and fragmented population judging from current knowledge. Conclusions on population trend cannot be drwn.

Among mosses in high alpine habitats in India/Nepal/Pakistan. In Spain in montane habitats.

The species should be highlighted and searched for in montane and alpine regions of the world. Identifications must be verified by DNA-sequencing. Being cited by Kreisel (1967) the Nepalese collection could serve as an informal epitype /representative specimen.

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