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the sides. It lives on the golden rod (Solidago vir- 

 ganrea), and some other similar plants. The in- 

 sect is very rare in this country, and does not ap- 

 pear to have been found for many years. Donovan 

 says that a specimen was once taken in Cambridge ; 

 the Isle of Ely, and Huntingdonshire, are likewise 

 said to have afforded it; and Lewin states that he 

 once caught two individuals in marshes, but without 

 mentioning the precise locality. 



