I have found a bloody nosed beetle in Centre Tunisa (North Africa). Im PhD and I hope you help me to identify (to confirm) this specie which I think it's Timarcha tenebricosa
This species was found in a shore at Hassi Frid governorate Kasserine Tunise. Kasserine is an area influenced by a forest to the west of the region and the sub-humid stage in the North. This site is characterized by the presence of two types of plants: Le Laurier-rose (Nerium oleander) and Peganum harmala.
I've sent yesterday some samples via mail to Mr Daccordi to verify and identify the leaf beetle. I wait for his answar when the samples reach him. Perhaps we will need a chromosomic test.