Information: Cantharocnemis (Cantharocnemis) spondyloides, a species widely distributed on the African continent and the Arabian Peninsula. It appears occasionally from the beginning of the rainy season even outside the main season. It occurs from dry savannas to seasonal wet forests. Common in suitable localities.
Body length: 26 - 46 mm
Peak activity: January - December (according to the rainy season in the region)
Arabian Peninsula: May, August ~ September, November - December
Northeast Africa: March - April, November - December
East Africa: November - March
West Africa: July - September
South Africa: October - March
Remarks: The species occurs during the main rainy season, occasionally in the off-season. During the day, it hides under the bark, in various crevices. They are active at night when they come out of hiding. They are often attracted to light sources.
In Oman (Dhofar) it is only during the rainy season.
Distribution: Angola, Botswana??, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Marocco??, Niger, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical, Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Äthiopiens | Adlbauer 2015
Material examined (& observation):
Sultanate of Oman 
Dhofar pr.
Jabal al Qamar
Dhalqut env.
(GPS) 
Altitude ~50-500 m a.s.l. | 20.8.2012
Our observation period: August ~ September
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
OmanLonghorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic region
Coleoptera Cerambycidae
Prioninae of the world (Jiří Pirk) - photos of the type material
Prioninae of the world
The World of Prioninae (Norbert Delahaye)
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae
