| Polyctenidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Superfamily: |
Cimicoidea Jordan (1912) and Ferris & Usinger (1939) |
| Families | |
Cimicoidea is the name of a superfamily of insects belonging to the infraorder Cimicomorpha that have a mandible modified as a straw-like rostrum used for feeding on animals as their host or prey.