Microphysidae

The Microphysidae are a very small family of bugs, comprising only 5 genera.

Microphysid bugs
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Present
male Loricula sp. (<2 mm) from Cologne, Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomorpha
Family:
Microphysidae
Genera

see text

Systematics
female Loricula sp. (<2 mm) from Cologne, Germany

Until recently, many authors considered these bugs to belong within the family Anthocoridae.

The following genera belong to this family:

Subfamily Microphysinae

  • Genus Chinaola Blatchley
  • Genus Loricula Curtis (= Microphysa)
  • Genus Mallochiola Bergroth
  • Genus Myrmedobia Bärensprung
  • Genus †Myrmericula Popov
  • Genus †Popovophysa McKellar & Engel 2011, Canadian amber, Campanian
  • Genus †Tytthophysa Popov & Herczek 2009 Baltic amber, Eocene
  • Subfamily Ciorullinae
  • Genus Ciorulla Péricart


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