Neha Patil (Editor)

Microphysidae

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Heteroptera

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hemiptera

Infraorder
  
Cimicomorpha

Microphysidae httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Ceratocombidae, Dipsocoridae, Piesmatidae, Velvet water bug, Termitaphididae

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

Microphysidae Microphysidae Loricula pselaphiformis

  • 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

    • Microphysidae Microphysidae Loricula pselaphiformis

    Microphysidae Microphysidae Loricula pselaphiformis


    Microphysidae

    References

    Microphysidae Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA