Onitis visthara

Onitis visthara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onitis
Species:	O. visthara
Binomial name
	Onitis visthara; Karimbumkara & Priyadarsanan, 2024

Last updated July 24, 2025

Onitis visthara is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is only known from its type locality in the outskirts of Bengaluru in Karnataka state of India.^[1]

Etymology

In this species, the measurements of the pronotal and elytral measurements are almost the same as each other, giving it a broader rectangular appearance, as compared with other species, thus the name visthara which means 'expanse' in Sanskrit.^[1]

References

1 2 Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy (4): 1–61. Bibcode:2024EJTax.956....1K. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657 .

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[kp2024-1] 1 2 Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy (4): 1–61. Bibcode:2024EJTax.956....1K. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657 .

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