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 Sarcoptiformes Reuter, 1909
             Suborder Oribatida van der Hammen, 1968 - oribatid mites
               Infraorder Desmonomata Woolley, 1973
                 Hyporder Astigmata Canestrini, 1891
                   Superfamily Acaroidea Latreille, 1802
                     1 Family Lardoglyphidae Oudemans, 1927
                     2 Family Suidasiidae Hughes, 1948
                     3 Family Gaudiellidae Atyeo, Baker & Delfinado, 1974
                     4 Family Glycacaridae Griffiths, 1977 [monotypic]
                     5 Family Scatoglyphidae Zachvatkin & Volgin, 1956
                     6 Family Acaridae Latreille, 1802