Jerarquía taxonómica:
Staphylinidae → Stenus (Nestus) sectilifer Casey, 1884

Familia:
Staphylinidae

Autor:
Casey, 1884

Sinónimos:
Stenus (Nestus) illustris Benick, 1926
Stenus (Nestus) odius Blackwelder, 1943
Stenus (Nestus) teter Notman, 1920