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Microphysidae

Insecta - Hemiptera - Microphysidae

Taxonomy
Microphysidae was named by Dohrn (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Miroidea by Popov and Herczek (2008), Szwedo (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Microphysidae Dohrn p. 36
2006Ebboidae Perrichot et al. p. 61
2008Microphysidae Popov and Herczek p. 612
2018Ebboidae Szwedo p. 112
2018Microphysidae Szwedo p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderCimicomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyMiroidea
familyMicrophysidae
familyMicrophysidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Microphysidae Dohrn 1859
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G. †Ebboa Perrichot et al. 2006
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†Ebboa areolata Perrichot et al. 2006
G. †Iwakia Aiba et al. 2025
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†Iwakia longilabiata Aiba et al. 2025
Subfm. Microphysinae Dohrn 1859
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G. Loricula Curtis 1833
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Subg. †Loricula (Eocenophysa) Popov 2004
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Subg. Loricula (Loricula) Curtis 1833
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†Loricula (Loricula) polonica Popov and Herczek 2008
Subg. Loricula (Myrmedobia) Bärensprung 1857
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G. †Tytthophysa Popov and Herczek 2009
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†Tytthophysa sylwiae Popov and Herczek 2009
G. †Popovophysa McKellar and Engel 2011
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†Popovophysa entzmingeri McKellar and Engel 2011
Invalid names: Ebboidae Perrichot et al. 2006 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Priabonian or 106.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Ebboa areolata (99114)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Alpes-de-Haute- Provence) Ebboa areolata (123441)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Japan Iwakia longilabiata (239593)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Popovophysa entzmingeri (122357 122389)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Loricula damzeni, Loricula pericarti (110735) Tytthophysa sylwiae, Loricula ablusa, Loricula finitima, Loricula heissi, Loricula ocellata, Loricula samlandi, Loricula damzeni (123862)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Loricula perkovskyi (113621)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Loricula polonica (110737) Loricula sp., Loricula damzeni, Loricula ceranowiczae (120813)