Chironomoidea is a superfamily within the order Diptera, suborder Nematocera, infraorder Culicomorpha. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of Nematocera are generally primitive flies, typically recognized by filamentous multi-segmented antennae which may be plumose in some males Culicomorpha is a infraorder of Nematocera. It includes Mosquitoes black flies, and several extant and extinct families of insect Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting Midges) are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution Ceratopogonidae, or biting Midges (including what are called in the United States, no-see-ums, midgies, Sand flies A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Thaumaleidae, the solitary midges or trickle midges, are a group of Nematoceran flies related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used Nematocera are generally primitive flies, typically recognized by filamentous multi-segmented antennae which may be plumose in some males This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used Culicomorpha is a infraorder of Nematocera. It includes Mosquitoes black flies, and several extant and extinct families of insect It contains the families Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. In Biological classification, family ( Latin Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting Midges) are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution Ceratopogonidae, or biting Midges (including what are called in the United States, no-see-ums, midgies, Sand flies A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Thaumaleidae, the solitary midges or trickle midges, are a group of Nematoceran flies related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae One of the more important characters used to define this superfamily is the form of the larval mouthparts. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example The mouthparts of Arthropods have evolved into a number of forms each adapted to a different style or mode of feeding
References
- Hennig, W. 1981. Insect Phylogeny. New York: Wiley.
- Yeates, D. K. and B. M. Wiegmann. 1999. Congruence and controversy: toward a higher-level phylogeny of Diptera. Annual Review of Entomology, 44: 397-428.
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