{"id":354652,"date":"2026-01-23T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354652"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:23:21","slug":"metadon-ghorpadei-and-metadon-reemeri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/metadon-ghorpadei-and-metadon-reemeri\/","title":{"rendered":"Metadon Ghorpadei and Metadon Reemeri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Researchers from Kerala and Tamil Nadu discovered two new, extremely rare ant fly species in India: Metadon ghorpadei and Metadon reemeri.<\/p>\n<h2>About Metadon Ghorpadei and Metadon Reemeri<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354653\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-354653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11435_19_1_2026_20_35_31_2_METADONREEMERI.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11435_19_1_2026_20_35_31_2_METADONREEMERI.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11435_19_1_2026_20_35_31_2_METADONREEMERI.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11435_19_1_2026_20_35_31_2_METADONREEMERI.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11435_19_1_2026_20_35_31_2_METADONREEMERI.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9492b581-bd5b-4272-b5e8-d55fc7198db5-7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Metadon ghorpadei<\/strong> and <strong>Metadon reemeri<\/strong> are <strong>rare ant fly species<\/strong> from India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family:<\/strong> They belong to the subfamily <strong>Microdontinae (Syrphidae)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Metadon ghorpadei<\/strong> was found in the <strong>northern ridge forest of Delhi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Metadon reemeri<\/strong> was discovered in the <strong>Siruvani Hills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Until now, <strong>only six species of the genus Metadon have been reported from India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Their<strong> larvae live inside ant nests and feed on ant brood<\/strong>, a special behaviour known as <strong>myrmecophily<\/strong>, making them <strong>difficult to detect.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Members of<strong> microdontinae rarely visit flowers<\/strong> and usually <strong>stay near ant nests,<\/strong> which explains their <strong>rarity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Of the <strong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1303\">454 species<\/strong> reported worldwide, only <strong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1368\">27 occur in the Indian subcontinent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers from Kerala and Tamil Nadu discovered two new, extremely rare ant fly species in India: Metadon ghorpadei and Metadon reemeri. About Metadon Ghorpadei and Metadon Reemeri Metadon ghorpadei and Metadon reemeri are rare ant fly species from India. Family: They belong to the subfamily Microdontinae (Syrphidae). 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