Information: Anthracocentrus rugiceps is a spectacular and widely distributed species, with a range extending from India through Pakistan and south-eastern Iran (Villiers, 1967) west to southern Iran. This species shows high variability in body size and marked sexual dimorphism, with males having conspicuous mandibles.
The species prefers dry and warm semi-desert areas with saline soil where old, massive and dying Acacia trees grow. Individuals hide under the loose bark of Acaci, in crevices and various shelters, even high up in trees. Females have so far only been found in shelters on the ground.
Body length: 45 - 110 mm
Peak activity: March - August
Remarks: Several males were attracted to light traps.
Distribution: Iran, India, Pakistan
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Iran 
Hormozgān province
Bandar Abbas county
Ḩasan Langī-ye Bālā village env. (حسن لنگي بالا)
(GPS) 
Altitude 150 m a.s.l. | 25.5.2014
Our observation period: May ~ Jun
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic region
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae Anthracocentrus rugiceps
Prioninae of the world (Jiří Pirk) - photos of the type material
Prioninae of the world
The World of Prioninae (Norbert Delahaye)
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae Anthracocentrus rugiceps
Notes sur le genre Anthracocentrus en Afrique; Bouyer 2023.pdf
