Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Cheliceriformes
       Class Chelicerata Heymons, 1901
         Subclass Arachnida Lamarck see Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
           Order Acari Leach, 1817 - mites, ticks and chiggers see Subclass Acari Leach, 1817
             Suborder Parasitiformes (Reuter, 1909) - mites and ticks see Order Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909
               Genus Aponomma Neumann, 1899 see Genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844
               Genus Argas Latreille, 1795
               Genus Boophilus Curtice, 1891 see Subgenus Boophilus Curtice, 1891
               Genus Dermacentor Koch, 1844
               Genus Zeroseius