Jerarquía taxonómica:
Tenebrionidae → Eleodes (Melaneleodes) tricostata (Say, 1824)

Familia:
Tenebrionidae

Autor:
(Say, 1824)

Sinónimos:
Blaps tricostata Say, 1824
Pimelia alternata Kirby, 1837
Eleodes planata Solier, 1848
Eleodes robusta LeConte, 1858
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) tricostata f. ovalis Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) tricostata f. costata Blaisdell, 1909