Chironomoidea

== Translingual == === Etymology === Chironomus +‎ -oidea === Proper noun === Chironomoidea A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc. ==== Hypernyms ==== (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder ==== Hyponyms ==== (superfamily): Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, Thaumaleidae - families === References === Chironomoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chironomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Chironomoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons