Homo sapiens Linnaeus
Natural prey.—Oöthecae of Blatta orientalis and Neostylopyga rhombifolia, Thailand (Bristowe, 1932).
Periplaneta americana, Formosa (Takahashi, 1924).
Periplaneta americana and Periplaneta australasiae, Australia, China, and Japan (Bodenheimer, 1951).
Cockroaches, Annam and French Guinea (Brygoo, 1946).
In addition to the above records of cockroaches being used as food by man these insects have also been eaten for medicinal purposes (see Roth and Willis, 1957a).
Order EDENTATA
Family DASYPODIDAE