Culicoidea

Updated on Nov 28, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Diptera Infraorder Culicomorpha Rank Superfamily		Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Nematocera Higher classification Culicomorpha

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

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