Culicoidea
Sign in to saveThe Culicoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera. The following families are included within the Culicoidea:
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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 27.1981.
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