Elachista maritimella McDunnough, 1942: 224. Type locality: Canada, New Brunswick, Bathurst (McDunnough 1942: 224). Holotype ♂, in CNC.
Subgenus: Elachista; bifasciella species group.
Distribution: Nearctic. Canada (Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan).
Larval host plant(s): unknown.
Figs.: Kaila (1999b).