''Micrelus'' is a genus of

beetles Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

belonging to the family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa, Japan.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus ''Micrelus'': * '' Micrelus alluaudi'' Hustache, 1916 * '' Micrelus arabicus'' Colonnelli, 1984 * '' Micrelus bipustulatus'' Schultze, 1899 * '' Micrelus bisquamosus'' Hustache, 1916 * '' Micrelus cruciatus'' Schultze, 1899 * '' Micrelus cruentatus'' Hustache, 1939 * '' Micrelus ericae'' (Gyllenhal, 1813) * '' Micrelus excavatus'' Hustache, 1916 * '' Micrelus gyllenhali'' Hoffmann, 1955 * '' Micrelus humilis'' Hustache, 1930 * '' Micrelus jeanneli'' Hustache, 1916 * '' Micrelus minutissimus'' Hustache, 1916 * '' Micrelus polliger'' Osella, Colonnelli & Zuppa, 1998 * '' Micrelus rhusii'' Osella, Colonnelli & Zuppa, 1998 * '' Micrelus rinicae'' Osella, Colonnelli & Zuppa, 1998 * '' Micrelus rufescens'' Schultze, 1898 * '' Micrelus saetiger'' Colonnelli, 1984 * '' Micrelus schimperi'' Colonnelli, 1984 * '' Micrelus szunyoghyi'' Colonnelli, 1984 * '' Micrelus usambaricus'' Schultze, 1899

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q14923392 Curculionidae Curculionidae genera