# Acalles

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***Acalles*** is a genus of beetles in the family [Curculionidae](/source/Curculionidae).[1][2] Beetles of this genus can be found in the Western [Palaearctic](/source/Palaearctic) (Europe and Nortwest Africa)[2][3] and in southeastern North America where they live among [leaf litter](/source/Leaf_litter) or dead branches and vines.[4] There are about 570 species in the *Acalles* genus.[1][5]

## See also

- [List of *Acalles* species](/source/List_of_Acalles_species)

## References

1. ["*Acalles* Schoenherr, 1825"](https://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:251131). *[Fauna Europaea](/source/Fauna_Europaea)*. 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. Schütte, André & Stüben, Peter E. (2015). "Molecular systematics and morphological identification of the cryptic species of the genus *Acalles* Schoenherr, 1825, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)". *Zootaxa*. **3915** (1): 1–51. [doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.1](https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.1)

1. ["Genus Acalles"](http://bugguide.net/node/view/467137). Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

1. ["Acalles"](http://eol.org/pages/49369/overview). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

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