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Acrocinus longimanus
Harlequin Har"le*quin, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.] A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. --Percy Smith. As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. --Johnson. Harlequin bat (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback. Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth. Harlequin opal. See Opal. Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.

Meaning of Acrocinus from wikipedia

- (Acrocinus longim****) is a large and distinctly colored species of longhorn beetle from the Neotropics and the only member of the genus Acrocinus. It...
- (90.5%) are concentrated in the Cerambycinae and Lamiinae subfamilies. Acrocinus longim**** – harlequin beetle, a large species where the male has very...
- Cordylochernes scorpioides is frequently found riding harlequin beetles (Acrocinus longim****). Initially, there were a number of alternate hypothesis for...
- (1992). "****ual Selection and ****ual Dimorphism in the Harlequin Beetle Acrocinus longim****". Biotropica. 24 (1): 86–96. Bibcode:1992Biotr..24...86Z. doi:10...
- Acrocinini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. Acrocinus Illiger, 1806 Macropophora Thomson, 1864 Oreodera Audinet-Serville, 1835...
- pallipes Mischocyttaru spp. Cyphomyia auriflamma Macrodontia cervicornis Acrocinus longim**** Dynastes hercules Platycoelia lutescens Atta ****dens Euchroma...
-  hoffmanni Binomial name Oreodera hoffmanni (Thomson, 1860) Synonyms Acrocinus hoffmanni Thomson, 1860 Macropophora hoffmanni Monné & Giesbert, 1994...
- Kwazá Scientific name Portuguese common name dɨisa Acrocinus sp. besouro-arlequim pororai Ageratum conyzoides erva-de-São-João huri Agouti paca paca tamũkɨ...
- Attelabus buprestoides – Spondylis buprestoides Cerambyx longim**** – Acrocinus longim**** Cerambyx trochlearis – Macropophora trochlearis Cerambyx cervicornis...