Information: Macrotoma serripes, is a large species with a distinctive red-brown color. Common in native tropical rainforests from West and Central Africa to northern Angola.
Body length: (35) 45 - 81 mm
Peak activity: January - April, October - December
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. Common species.
Distribution: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, [São Tomé and Príncipe??]
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Republic of the Congo 
West.Cuvette prov.
Etoumbi env.
(GPS) 
Altitude 400 m a.s.l. | 23.10.2016
Our observation period: October ~ November
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
CongoPrioninae of the world (Jiří Pirk) - photos of the type material
Prioninae of the world
The World of Prioninae (Norbert Delahaye)
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae
Database Titan on world-wide Cerambycidae is constantly updated
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae Macrotoma serripes
Genera et Catalogue Raisonné des Prioninae Africains II. Macrotomini, Quentin et al. 1978.pdf
