| Nanosaphes | |
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| Dorsal view of Nanosaphes tricolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Nanosaphes Girón & Short, 2018 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Nanosaphes is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by seven described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Nanosaphes was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2018. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains seven described species from Brazil (Pará), Guyana, and Suriname. [1] [2]
Tiny beetles (1.15–1.45 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, yellowish-brown to dark brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. The most salient characteristic of the genus is the minute size of its members. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1] [2]
According to Girón and Short "species are associated with stream margins, particularly where there are marginal banks of sand and roots.". [1]