Information: Cantharoctenus somalius, is a species found in eastern Africa. It was described from Somalia in 1894 by Gahan.
Remarks: Cantharoctenus somalius, is a rarer species very variable in the environment it occurs in. It is widespread both in areas with high annual rainfall and in the semi-arid areas of the Ogaden.
Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical
Taxonomic classification:
Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Äthiopiens | Adlbauer 2015
Material examined (& observation):
Ethiopia 
Oromia State | Kefa prov.
50 km S Jimma
Chebera Churchura NP
(GPS) 
Altitude 1130 m a.s.l. | 16.11.2014
Our observation period: November ~ December 
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
EthiopiaPrioninae of the world (Jiří Pirk) - photos of the type material
Prioninae of the world
The World of Prioninae (Norbert Delahaye)
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae
Titan database on world-wide Cerambycidae
Prioninae Cantharoctenus somalius
