Harlequin beetle in length. It is also famous for carrying pseudoscorpions as a form of phoresy. Harlequin beetle The harlequin beetle ("Acrocinus longimanus") tropical longhorned beetle native to the Americas, especially from southern Mexico to Brazil in South America. The harlequin beetle feeds on sap and is given this name because of its elaborate pattern of black, red and greenish yellow markings on the wing covers of both sexes. The species name "longimanus" is a Latin word that refers to the extremely long forelegs ("manus") of the males, which are usually longer than the beetle’s entire body. As an adult, the species
The Beetle (film) The Beetle (film) The Beetle is a 1919 British silent horror film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Maudie Dunham, Hebden Foster and Fred Morgan. It was based on the 1897 novel "The Beetle: A Mystery" by Richard Marsh. The 1897 novel went into print a few months after Bram Stoker's "Dracula" hit bookshelves, and it outsold "Dracula" at the time. It has since passed into relative obscurity, although it seems to have served as Stoker's inspiration for his 1903 "The Jewel of Seven Stars", which also involved an ancient Egyptian princess reincarnating into the body of a modern-day woman.