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Culicoidea
Superfamily of flies
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
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