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
                     Family Acaridae Latreille, 1802