September 7, 1906.] 



SCIENCE. 



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ALIMENTARY PARASITES OF FELIS DOMESTICA. 



Below are given the records of the kind, 

 location and extent of the intestinal para- 

 sitism of several specimens of Felis domestica 

 examined at Meadville, Pa., during the year 

 ending June, 1906. Only three species of 

 parasites were found: Ascaris mystax, Tcenia 

 crassicollis and Dipylidium caninum. The 

 two species of tapeworms were identified by 

 Professor H. B. Ward, of University of 

 Nebraska. 



Table 1. 



Table 1 gives a general record of the extent 

 of parasitism. This shows that parasites are 

 abundant in Felis domestica. It will be seen 



Table 2. 



Detailed Record of Infection of Twelve Individuals. 



