- Source: Microphysidae
The Microphysidae are a very small family of true bugs, comprising only 5 extant genera.
Systematics
Until recently, many authors considered these bugs to belong within the family Anthocoridae. A 2022 molecular phylogenetics study groups them with Joppeicidae in the proposed clade Microphysoidea. A 2023 study recovers them instead as relatively basal Cimiciformes.
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