In flagrante delicto In flagrante delicto In flagrante delicto (Latin: "in blazing offence"), or simply in flagrante, a legal term, indicates that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare ). The colloquial "caught " or "caught rapid" are English equivalents. The phrase combines the present active participle "flagrāns" (flaming or blazing) with the noun "dēlictum" (offence, misdeed, or crime). In this term the Latin preposition "in", not indicating motion, takes the ablative. The closest literal translation would be "in blazing offence", where "blazing" is a metaphor for vigorous, highly visible action. In Japan, the phrase's translation, "Genkōhan"
Spix's red-handed howler Spix's red-handed howler Spix's red-handed howler ("Alouatta discolor") is a species of Howler monkey native to the southeastern Amazon in Brazil. It is threatened by deforestation and hunting. The species was previously considered a subspecies of the red-handed howler, but it is now treated as a separate species. Spix's red-handed howler has a similar appearance to the red-handed howler, but it has a yellowish-brown to reddish-brown back. Males weigh about 7.2 kg, females about 5.5 kg. The species is endemic to central Brazil, specifically along the southeastern Amazon River in the State of Pará. It occurs mainly in the interfluvial