Jerarquía taxonómica:
Staphylinidae → Stenus (Hypostenus) capucinus Boheman, 1858

Familia:
Staphylinidae

Autor:
Boheman, 1858

Sinónimos:
Stenus (Hypostenus) micans Sharp, 1886
Stenus (Hypostenus) sandersoni Benick, 1941