Kingdom: Animalia |
Phylum: Arthropoda |
Subphylum: Hexapoda |
Class: Insecta |
Infraclass: Neoptera |
Subclass: Pterygota |
Order: Hemiptera |
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
Superfamily: Coccoidea |
Family: Diaspididae |
Subfamily: Aspidiotinae |
Tribe: Aspidiotini |
Genus: Melanaspis |
Subject: Melanaspis obscura (Comstock) |
Kingdom: Plantae |
Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
Class: Magnoliopsida |
Subclass: Hamamelidae |
Order: Fagales |
Family: Fagaceae |
Genus: Quercus |
Subject: Quercus virginiana P. Mill. |