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Culicomorpha

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Culicomorpha

Superfamilies

Culicoidea
Chironomoidea
See text for families. 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 Culicoidea is a Superfamily within the order Diptera. The following families are included within the Culicoidea Dixidae &ndash Chironomoidea is a Superfamily within the order Diptera, Suborder Nematocera, Infraorder Culicomorpha.

Culicomorpha is a infraorder of Nematocera. Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms Nematocera are generally primitive flies, typically recognized by filamentous multi-segmented antennae which may be plumose in some males It includes mosquitoes, black flies, and several extant and extinct families of insect. Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the

Classification

Extant families

Superfamily Culicoidea
- Dixidae -meniscus midges
- Corethrellidae
- Chaoboridae -phantom midges
- Culicidae -mosquitoes
Superfamily Chironomoidea
- Thaumaleidae -solitary midges
- Simuliidae -black flies and buffalo gnats
- Ceratopogonidae -biting midges
- Chironomidae -non-biting midges

Extinct families

Asiochaoboridae (Upper Jurassic)
Architendipedidae (Upper Triassic)
Protendipedidae (Middle Jurassic)
Mesophantasmatidae (Middle Jurassic)

This article related to members of the insect order Diptera (true flies) is a stub. Culicoidea is a Superfamily within the order Diptera. The following families are included within the Culicoidea Dixidae &ndash The Dixidae (meniscus Midges are a family of aquatic Nematoceran Diptera. Chaoboridae, commonly known as phantom midges, are a family of fairly common midges with a cosmopolitan distribution Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Chironomoidea is a Superfamily within the order Diptera, Suborder Nematocera, Infraorder Culicomorpha. Thaumaleidae, the solitary midges or trickle midges, are a group of Nematoceran flies related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Ceratopogonidae, or biting Midges (including what are called in the United States, no-see-ums, midgies, Sand flies Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting Midges) are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Ma (million years ago to Ma that is from the end of the Triassic to the beginning An article is a stand-alone section of a larger written work These nonfictional Prose compositions appear in Magazines Newspapers Academic journals True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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