Subclass Acari Leach, 1817 - mites and ticks
Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 - mitelike mites
Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909
Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877
Supercohort Eleutherengonides Oudemans, 1909
see Infraorder Eleutherengona Oudemans, 1909
Cohort Raphignathina Kethley, 1982
see Hyporder Raphignathina Kethley, 1982
1 Superfamily Myobioidea Mégnin, 1877
2 Superfamily Pterygosomatoidea Oudemans, 1910
3 Superfamily Raphignathoidea Kramer, 1877
4 Superfamily Tetranychoidea Donnadieu, 1875 - spider mites and their relatives
5 Superfamily Cheyletoidea Leach, 1815 - hair, skin, and follicle mites