Oeciacus hirundinis (Lamarck, 1816)
(Martin Bug)

Interactions where Oeciacus hirundinis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Apus apus Swift, Common Swift Apodiformes: Apodidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestlingMinor
nymph nymph sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Apus apus Swift, Common Swift Apodiformes: Apodidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestlingMinor
adult adult sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMajor Delichon urbicum House Martin Passeriformes: Hirundinidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae/Delichon urbicum/Delichon urbicumhouse martinnestlingMajor
nymph nymph sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMajor Delichon urbicum House Martin Passeriformes: Hirundinidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae/Delichon urbicum/Delichon urbicumhouse martinnestlingMajor
adult adult sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Hirundo rustica Swallow, Barn Swallow Passeriformes: Hirundinidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae/Hirundo rustica/Hirundo rusticaswallow, barn swallownestlingMinor
nymph nymph sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Hirundo rustica Swallow, Barn Swallow Passeriformes: Hirundinidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae/Hirundo rustica/Hirundo rusticaswallow, barn swallownestlingMinor
adult adult sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Passer domesticus House Sparrow Passeriformes: Passeridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Passeridae/Passer domesticus/Passer domesticushouse sparrownestlingMinor
nymph nymph sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor Passer domesticus House Sparrow Passeriformes: Passeridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Passeridae/Passer domesticus/Passer domesticushouse sparrownestlingMinor
adult adult sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor PICIDAE woodpeckers etc. Piciformes Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Piciformes/Picidae/Picidaewoodpeckers etc.nestlingMinor
nymph nymph sucks the blood of nestling UK/IrelandMinor PICIDAE woodpeckers etc. Piciformes Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Piciformes/Picidae/Picidaewoodpeckers etc.nestlingMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Oeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Oeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug)
FamilyCIMICIDAE (bed bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Oeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug)

Oeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Oeciacus hirundinis (Martin Bug):

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