{"id":361326,"date":"2026-04-22T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361326"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:09:53","slug":"myiophanes-kempi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/myiophanes-kempi\/","title":{"rendered":"Myiophanes kempi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Recently, researchers rediscovered Myiophanes kempi in limestone caves of the Andaman Islands after almost 100 years gap.<\/p>\n<h2>About Myiophanes kempi<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361332\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=300%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Myiophanes kempi\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?w=1018&amp;ssl=1 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>rare, thread-legged assassin bug<\/strong> that recently <strong>rediscovered in limestone caves in the Andaman Islands<\/strong>, marking its presence after nearly a century.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Original Discovery (1924)<\/strong>: It was first described by <strong>British entomologist William Edward China in 1924 from Siju Cave in Meghalaya.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Classification:<\/strong> It belongs to the <strong>subfamily Reduviidae,<\/strong> commonly <strong>known as assassin bugs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It inhabits <strong>subterranean cave ecosystems<\/strong> and <strong>completes its entire lifecycle in complete darkness.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution Shift:<\/strong> The rediscovery <strong>extends its known range<\/strong> from <strong>Siju Cave in Meghalaya to the Andaman Islands,<\/strong> showing a major geographical shift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Morphology<\/strong>: It has a <strong>slender body<\/strong> with <strong>long legs<\/strong> adapted to cave life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong>: It is a <strong>specialized predator<\/strong> of cave ecosystems that <strong>catches small arthropods<\/strong> using its <strong>long raptorial forelegs<\/strong>, and it depends on such prey to survive in complete darkness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Siju Cave<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located in the <strong>Garo Hills of Meghalaya near the Simsang River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Known as:<\/strong> It is also known as <strong>Dobakkol or Bat Cave,<\/strong> one of India\u2019s longest limestone caves <strong>stretching over 4.7 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, researchers rediscovered Myiophanes kempi in limestone caves of the Andaman Islands after almost 100 years gap. About Myiophanes kempi It is a rare, thread-legged assassin bug that recently rediscovered in limestone caves in the Andaman Islands, marking its presence after nearly a century. 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