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Family MICROTHORACIDAE Wrzesniowski, 1870
Syns. Conchophryidae,
Discotrichidae,
Drepanomonadidae,
Trochiliopsidae

With characteristics of suborder s.s. (above); but Discotricha dorsoventrally flattened, etc.

Drepanomonas Fresenius, 1858
(syn. Pseudocristigera).
Several spp.
DrepanomonasDrepanomonas
Hemicyclium Eberhard, 1862.
Single species.
Hemicyclium
Microthorax Engelmann, 1862.
Many species.
Microthorax
Trochiliopsis Penard, 1922.
Single species.
Incertae sedis:
Conchophrys Chatton, 1911,
single species;
Discotricha Tuffrau, 1954,
single named species (probably two)
[quite likely deserves family of its own?]
DiscotrichaDiscotricha
Hexotricha Conn in Conn & Edmondson, 1918
(syn. Hexotrichia),
few species;
Kreyella Kahl, 1931,
single species;
Microdiaphanosoma Wenzel, 1953
(for Diaphanosoma),
single species.