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Nanosaphes

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Nanosaphes
Dorsal view of Nanosaphes tricolor
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Nanosaphes

Girón & Short, 2018
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]

Taxonomy

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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

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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]

Habitat

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According to Girón and Short "Species are associated with stream margins, particularly where there are marginal banks of sand and roots.".[1]

Species

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  1. Nanosaphes castaneus Girón and Short, 2018
  2. Nanosaphes hesperus Girón and Short, 2018
  3. Nanosaphes punctatus Girón and Short, 2018
  4. Nanosaphes tricolor Girón and Short, 2018

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1045....1G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
  2. ^ a b c Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2018-06-19). "Three new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from tropical South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)". ZooKeys (768): 113–158. Bibcode:2018ZooK..768..113G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.768.24423. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6019434. PMID 29955215.