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 is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by seven described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.
