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 Pseudococcidae - Mealy bugs, 210 named species in Australia
Genus Melanococcus
Species Melanococcus albizziae