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 Tetranychoidea Donnadieu, 1875 - spider mites and their relatives
                     1 Family Allochaetophoridae Reck, 1959
                     2 Family Linotetranidae Baker & Pritchard, 1953
                     3 Family Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
                     4 Family Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875
                     5 Family Tuckerellidae Baker & Pritchard, 1953