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Culicoidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Diptera

Infraorder
  
Culicomorpha

Rank
  
Superfamily

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Higher classification
  
Culicomorpha

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Lower classifications
  
Mosquito, Uranotaenia

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

    Culicoidea Wikipedia