Information: Titoceres jaspideus, a beautiful African longhorn beetle of dry savannas and semi-deserts, has been described from Senegal as Ceratites jaspidea by Audinet-Serville in 1835 . T. jaspideus is in the area of occurrence considered a serious pest of acacias (Senegalia, Vachellia) and other legume (Fabaceae) trees. Often the species is attracted to light at night.
Body length: 17 - 30 mm
Peak activity: January - December (depends on region)
Remarks: We assume occurrence also in Algeria due to the finding of the species near the borders. A common species of eastern and southern Africa that inhabits dry steppe and semi-desert acacia areas.
Distribution: Algeria?, Angola, Botswana, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe?
[Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen ?? : Probably the specimens of T. jaspideus recorded from southern Yemen (GESTRO 1889) belong to T. arabicus. (Holzschuh, 1991)]
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical, Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Namibias | Adlbauer 2001 Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Äthiopiens | Adlbauer 2015 Atlas of the Cerambycidae of Europe and Mediterranean Area | Sama 2002
Material examined (& observation):
Morocco 
Anti Atlas
Oued Draa | between Assa آسا ~ Zag الزاڭ
(GPS) 
Altitude ~190 m a.s.l. | 2.5.2011
Our observation period: May ~ June 
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
MoroccoLonghorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic region
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Laminae Titoceres jaspideus
Catalog of the Lamiines of the World
Laminae Titoceres jaspideus
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Saudi Arabia: Part I, Lamiinae, Holzschuh 1991.pdf
