Elachista synethes Meyrick, 1897

Elachista synethes Meyrick, 1897: 333 . Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney (Meyrick 1897: 333). Lectotype ♂ designated by Kaila (2011a: 219), in NHMUK.

Elachista aphanta Turner, 1923: 75 . Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, Goodna. Holotype ♂, in ANIC. Synonymized by Kaila (2011a: 430).

Lithocollectis scythrodes Turner, 1947: 71. Type locality: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide, Mount Lofty. Holotype ♂, in ANIC. Synonymized by Kaila (2011a: 430).

Cosmiotes synethes: Common (1990: 244) .

Subgenus: Elachista; freyerella species group.

Distribution: Australasian. Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), New Zealand. Neotropical. Chile (adventive).

Larval host plant(s): Bromus catharticus M. Vahl, Holcus mollis L., Echinopogon sp. ( Poaceae) Kaila (2011a).

Figs.: Kaila (2011a), Gonçalves et al. (2015).

Remarks: Bradley (1956: 152) and Dugdale (1988: 111) considered E. synethes a synonym of E. archaeonoma Meyrick, 1888 . Examination of the type material of these species (L. Kaila, personal observation) shows that they are distinct, E. archaeonoma belonging to the E. freyerella subgroup of the E. freyerella group, E. synethes to the E. synethes subgroup of the E. freyerella group, according to the classification of Kaila (2011a).