Classification
from Australian Faunal Directory
Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Sternorrhyncha - Plant-parasitic bugs, 1562 named species in Australia
Superfamily Coccoidea - Scale Insects, 853 named species in Australia
Family Monophlebidae - Giant Scale Insects, 19 named species in Australia
Genus Icerya
Species Icerya acaciae