| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: Buprestoidea |
| Family: Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: Chrysochroinae |
| Tribe: Dicercini: Hippomelanina |
| Genus: Gyascutus |
| Subject: Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus (LeConte, 1858) |