Colonel William A. Phillips

The Microphysidae are a very small family of bugs, comprising only 5 extant 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
• Genus †Popovophysa McKellar & Engel 2011, Canadian amber, Campanian
• Genus †Tytthophysa Popov & Herczek 2009 Baltic amber, Eocene
• Subfamily Ciorullinae
• Genus Ciorulla Péricart