title: Culicoidea
text: # Culicoidea
  
  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
  