Microlestes is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa, and the Oriental region.[1][2]

Microlestes
Microlestes maurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Microlestes
Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Masoreus wetterhallii

Species

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These 127 species belong to the genus Microlestes:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ a b Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ^ Ortuño & Oliveira (2012). "A new species of Microlestes Schmidt-Gobel, 1846 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal) with illustrated keys for the identification of the Iberian-Balearic species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3570: 56–68.
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