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. It contains the following species: \n* Microlestes abeillei (Brisout, 1885) \n* Microlestes abellei Brisout Da Barneville, 1885 \n* Microlestes aditi Mateu, 1979 \n* Microlestes aenigmaticus Mateu, 1963 \n* Microlestes afer Mateu, 1963 \n* Microlestes africanus Mateu, 1959 \n* Microlestes aljezurensis Ortuño & Oliveira, 2012 \n* Microlestes andrewesi Mateu, 1979 \n* Microlestes angusteforcipatus Antoine, 1941 \n* Microlestes ankaratrae Jeannel, 1949 \n* Microlestes annamensis (Bates, 1889) \n* Microlestes apterus Holdhaus, 1904 \n* Microlestes asiaticus Mateu, 1971 \n* Microlestes australis Mateu, 1963 \n* Microles