Gnathifera aphronesa (Meyrick, 1897)

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Epermenia aphronesa Meyrick, 1897: 431;

Ochromolopis aphronesa (Meyrick, 1897): Gaedike 1968: 603, figs 4–6, 23a–23c;

Gnathifera aphronesa (Meyrick, 1897): Gaedike 1978: 208.

Material studied. Australian Capital Territory: 1 ♂, 1 specimen without abdomen, 3km NE of Picadilly Circus, 1000 m, 14.x.1971, leg. I. F. B. Common & E. D. Edwards, ANIC . New South Wales: 2 ♀, CSIRO Exp. Fm. Wilton, 10.ix.1970, 12.ix.1974, leg. V. J. Robinson, ANIC . South Australia: 2 ♀, 35°00'S, 138°38'E, Belair Nat. Pk., 6.v.1999, leg. L. Kaila, ANIC . 1 specimen without abdomen, Mt. Lofty Rgs, collection date unreadable, leg. J. O. Wilson, ANIC . Tasmania: 2 ♀, Port Arthur, 17.ix.1979, leg. P. B. McQuillan, ANIC, SDEI .

Distribution. Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (first record), Victoria, Tasmania (Gaedike, 1968).

Bionomics. The early stages and host plants are unknown.