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.