Elachista salinaris Braun, 1925: 210. Type locality: U.S.A., Utah, Great Salt Lake, Bear River Bay (Braun 1925: 210). Holotype ♂, in ANSP.
Biselachista salinaris: Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977: 253).
Subgenus: Elachista; tetragonella species group.
Distribution: Nearctic. U.S.A. (California, Utah).
Larval host plant(s): Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson (Cyperaceae) (Braun 1925: 210).
Figs.: Kaila (1996).