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 | |
see text |
The Microphysidae are a very small family of bugs, comprising only 5 genera.
Systematics
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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