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Nanosaphes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Nanosaphes
Dorsal view of Nanosaphes tricolor
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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]

Description

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]

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