Ecology: Upper montane forest; possibly epiphytic. Elevation: 3080-3690 m. Distribution: Endemic to Colombia.
Specimens: COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Wallis s.n. (BM!).
Calyptrochaeta deflexa (Müll. Hal.) S.P. Churchill, Trop. Bryol. 1: 119. 1989. Eriopus deflexus Müll. Hal., Linnaea 38: 609. 1874. Type: Colombia. Antioquia, Paramo de Sonson, 10-12,000 pedes, 1872, Wallis s.n. (BM!).