Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Chelicerata Heymons, 1901
       Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
         Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 - mitelike mites
           Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909
             Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877
               Infraorder Eleutherengona Oudemans, 1909
                 Hyporder Raphignathina Kethley, 1982
                   Superfamily Cheyletoidea Leach, 1815 - hair, skin, and follicle mites
                     1 Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815
                     2 Family Demodicidae Nicolet, 1855, nom. illeg. see Family Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855
                     3 Family Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957
                     4 Family Psorergatidae Dubinin, 1955
                     5 Family Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953