300+, see text Acanthoscelides is a genus of bean weevils of the subfamily Bruchinae.

[1] In 1946 this genus was populated with at least 322 species transferred from other genera, mainly Bruchus.

[1] The beetles of this genus are diverse and the characters used to classify them are not well defined;[2] historically, Acanthoscelides is a wastebasket taxon, "used as a genus into which species are placed that do not fit within the limits of other genera".

The majority specialize on Faboideae, many on Mimosoideae, and fewer on Caesalpinioideae.

[3] Familiar species include Acanthoscelides obtectus, a worldwide pest of beans,[4] and Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus, which is employed as an agent of biological pest control against the invasive tree Leucaena leucocephala.