Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Heteroptera [orde]
Cimicomorpha [infraorde]
Cimicidae [familie]
Oeciacus [genus]
Oeciacus hirudinis [species]