Felis catus Linnaeus
Natural prey.—Periplaneta americana, Hawaii (Williams et al., 1931).
Cockroaches, U.S.A., Arizona (Stahnke, personal communication, 1953).
Experimental prey.—Blattella germanica, U.S.A. (Hobmaier, 1941): Cats were fed cockroaches infested with Physaloptera maxillaris. U.S.A. (Petri and Ameel, 1950): Cockroaches infested with Physaloptera rara were fed to a kitten. France (Brumpt and Urbain, 1938a): A young cat was fed cockroaches infested with Prosthenorchis elegans and P. spirula.