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: * (Brisout, 1885) * Brisout Da Barneville, 1885 * Mateu, 1979 * Microlestes aenigmaticus Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1959 * Ortuño & Oliveira, 2012 * Mateu, 1979 * Antoine, 1941 * Jeannel, 1949 * (Bates, 1889) * Holdhaus, 1904 * Mateu, 1971 * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1979 * Komarov, 1989 * Mateu, 1974 * Mateu, 1963 * Fairmaire, 1892 * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1959 * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1960 * Lindroth, 1969 * Mateu, 1963 * (Motschulsky, 1864) * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu, 1959 * Mateu, 1956 * Mateu, 1963 * Mateu