Jerarquía taxonómica:
Histeridae → Coptotrophis proboscideus (Fabricius, 1801)

Familia:
Histeridae

Autor:
(Fabricius, 1801)

Sinónimos:
Hister proboscideus Paykull, 1811
Coptostethus proboscideus Lewis, 1902
Coptotrophis trunculus Lewis, 1911
Trypanaeus carthagenus Marseul, 1857
Trypanaeus pauperculus Dejean, 1837
Trypanaeus proboscideus Eschscholtz, 1829