Microphysidae
| Microphysid bugs | |
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| 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 | |
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The Microphysidae are a very small family of bugs, comprising only 5 genera.
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 [Eocene fossils]
- Genus †Popovophysa McKellar & Engel [Cretaceous fossils]
- Genus †Tytthophysa Popov & Herczek [Eocene fossils]
Subfamily Ciorullinae
- Genus Ciorulla Péricart
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