Igama elithi "Dactylopius" liyibizo eliqondile elibhekisela ohlotsheni lwezinambuzane emndenini we-Dactylopiidae, ngokuvamile ezaziwa ngokuthi izinambuzane ze-cochineal. Lezi zinambuzane zisetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza udayi obomvu wemvelo, otholakala emizimbeni yazo. Igama elithi “Dactylopius” lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi “dactylos,” elisho umunwe, nelithi “pous,” elisho unyawo, okubhekisela ekumeni kwemilenze yezinambuzane.