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ranunculi and other herbaceous plants. The insects 

 of this genus are found in spring, particularly in 

 open sandy fields, feeding on the different species of 

 ranunculus, &c. ; its ovae are said to have an agree- 

 able smell; when touched, there issues from it a 

 very limpid yellowish oil, which is exceedingly diu- 

 retic, and when mixed with honey or oil has been 

 recommended in cases of hydrophobia. It will be 

 a y cu inform the young entomologist that the 

 insects of this genus require to have the abdomen 

 opened, and the contents removed and replaced by 

 cotton, or the body shrinks and the colours soon 

 fade. 



