Information: Anthracocentrus arabicus is an impressive species with marked sexual dimorphism. It has the largest range of the genus. It lives in deserts and semi-deserts in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and North Africa.
Body length: 28 - 95 mm
Peak activity: June - October (November ~ December)
Remarks: In the Arabian Peninsula, the larvae of this species feed on the roots of living Prosopis cineraria trees, known locally by the Arabic name"ghaf". Adults hide at the base of these trees under loose bark and in various shelters near the ground. At night they are active low in the trees. Females are less common and have always been found on the ground near trees. The species is also often active on light traps.
Distribution: Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya, Morocco (? Hamada du Dra, 1954), Niger, Somalia, Sudan,
Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical, Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Äthiopiens | Adlbauer 2015
Material examined (& observation):
[1]
United Arab Emirates 
emirat Abu Dhabi
Al-Ain env.
Wadi Tawiya (Towayya)
(GPS) 
Altitude 285 m a.s.l. | 22.11.2013
[2]
Sultanate of Oman 
Az Zahirah pr.
Mahdah env.
Wadi Rawdah
(GPS)
Altitude 430 m a.s.l. | 13.10.2013
[3]
Sultanate of Oman
Dhofar pr.
Jabal al Qamar
Wadi Al Mughsayl
(GPS)
Altitude ~100 m a.s.l. | 2-3.10.2013
Our observation period: November ~ December
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
United Arab Emirates
OmanLonghorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic region
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Prioninae Anthracocentrus arabicus
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 arabicus
