Culicoidea

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
A female Culiseta longiareolata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Culicomorpha
Superfamily:	Culicoidea Malloch, 1917
Families
Dixidae Corethrellidae Chaoboridae Culicidae