| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Cucujoidea |
| Family: Nitidulidae |
| Subfamily: Carpophilinae |
| Genus: Carpophilus |
| Subject: Carpophilus davidsoni Dobson, 1952 |