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