Nanosaphes
# Nanosaphes

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

## Taxonomy

The genus Nanosaphes was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2018.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains seven described species from Brazil (Pará), Guyana, and Suriname.

## 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.

## Habitat

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

## Species

* Nanosaphes castaneus Girón and Short, 2018
* Nanosaphes hesperus Girón and Short, 2018
* Nanosaphes punctatus Girón and Short, 2018
* Nanosaphes tricolor Girón and Short, 2018
