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Genus: | Nanosaphes Girón & Short, 2018
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Nanosaphes is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle 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]
Nanosaphes | |
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Dorsal view of Nanosaphes tricolor | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Nanosaphes Girón & Short, 2018
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Diversity | |
4 species |
Nanosaphes is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle 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]