Culicoidea
Superfamily of flies
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The Culicoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera.[1][2] The following families are included within the Culicoidea:
- Dixidae – meniscus midges
- Corethrellidae – frog-biting midges
- Chaoboridae – phantom midges
- Culicidae – mosquitoes
| Culicoidea | |
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| A female Culiseta longiareolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Culicoidea Malloch, 1917 |
| Families | |