{"id":92686,"date":"2026-03-14T13:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92686"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:37:15","slug":"myiophanes-kempi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/myiophanes-kempi\/","title":{"rendered":"Myiophanes kempi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Myiophanes kempi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers rediscovered Myiophanes kempi in limestone caves in the Andaman Islands after almost 100 years gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Myiophanes kempi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>slender-bodied assassin bug<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>subfamily of Reduviidae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first described by British entomologist <\/span><b>Willian Edward China in 1924.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was previously described from <\/span><b>Siju Cave in Meghalaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a century ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Myiophanes kempi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>specialised predator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the subterranean ecosystem and <\/span><b>lives in its complete lifecycle in the darkness.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses the <\/span><b>long raptorial forelegs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for snatching prey &#8212; small arthropods of the dark cave environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Siju Cave<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the longest <\/span><b>limestone cave systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world situated in <\/span><b>Garo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hills in the state of <\/span><b>Meghalaya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Dobakkol or Bat Cave,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of India&#8217;s longest limestone caves, stretching over 4.7 km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located <\/span><b>near the Simsang River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is famous for its stunning rock formations and underground streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/rare-thread-legged-assassin-bug-missing-for-100-years-rediscovered-in-limestone-caves-in-the-andamans\/article70739654.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myiophanes kempi is a slender-bodied assassin bug belonging to the subfamily of Reduviidae. 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