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 Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned in black an ...

. 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 The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campani ...

* Genus †'' Tytthophysa'' Popov & Herczek 2009

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than ...

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', ...

*Subfamily Ciorullinae * Genus '' Ciorulla'' Péricart Cimicomorpha Heteroptera families {{Cimicomorpha-stub