Culicoidea
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 |
Families | |
The Culicoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera. The following families are included within the Culicoidea:
- Dixidae – meniscus midges
- Corethrellidae – frog-biting midges
- Chaoboridae – phantom midges
- Culicidae – mosquitoes
References
- McAlpine, J.F., B.V. Peterson, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, and D.M. Wood. Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume 1. Agriculture Canada Monograph 27.
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