Common names: mites, ticks
Probability of encounter: high
Quarantine importance: numerous important pests of crops, livestock, wildlife, native flora, and humans.
Taxa most similar to mites: Ricinuleids have a cucullus and opisthosomal segmentation. Opilionids have opisthosomal segmentation.
Morphology
Diversity: 2-3 superorders, 5-6 orders, 450-500 families: 55,000 described species, >1,000,000 spp.
TENTATIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE HIGHER CATEGORIES OF THE SUBCLASS ACARI
Krantz, GW and Walter, DE (Eds.). (In preparation). A Manual of Acarology 3rd Edition
I. SUPERORDER PARASITIFORMES
A. Order Opilioacarida
1. Superfamily Opilioacaroidea
B. Order Holothyrida
1. Superfamily Holothyroidea
C. Order Ixodida
1. Superfamily Ixodoidea
D. Order Mesostigmata
1. Suborder Sejida
1. Superfamily Sejoidea
2. Suborder Trigynaspida
a.. Cohort Cercomegistina
1. Superfamily Cercomegistoidea
b. Cohort Antennophorina
1. Superfamily Antennophoroidea
2. Superfamily Celaenopsoidea
3. Superfamily Fedrizzioidea
4. Superfamily Megisthanoidea
5. Superfamily Parantennuloidea
6. Superfamily Aenictequoidea
3. Suborder Monogynaspida
a. Cohort Microgyniina
1. Superfamily Microgynioidea
b. Cohort Heatherellina
1. Superfamily Heatherelloidea
c. Cohort Uropodina
(1) Subcohort Uropodiae
1. Superfamily Thinozerconoidea
2. Superfamily Polyaspidoidea
3. Superfamily Uropodoidea
4. Superfamily Trachyuropodoidea
(2) Subcohort Diarthrophalliae
1. Superfamily Diarthrophalloidea
d. Cohort Heterozerconina
1. Superfamily Heterozerconoidea
e. Cohort Gamasina
(1) Subcohort Epicriiae (Epicriina)
1. Superfamily Epicrioidea
2. Superfamily Zerconoidea
(2) Subcohort Arctacariae (Arctacarina)
1. Superfamily Arctacaroidea
(3) Subcohort Parasitiae (Parasitina, Neotocospermata)
1. Superfamily Parasitoidea
(4) Subcohort Dermanyssiae (Dermanyssina, Neopodospermata)
1. Superfamily Veigaioidea
2. Superfamily Rhodacaroidea
3. Superfamily Eviphidoidea
4. Superfamily Ascoidea
5. Superfamily Phytoseioidea
6. Superfamily Dermanyssoidea
II. SUPERORDER ACARIFORMES
A. Order Trombidiformes
1. Suborder Sphaerolichida
1. Superfamily Lordalychoidea
2. Superfamily Sphaerolichoidea
2. Suborder Prostigmata
a. Supercohort Labidostommatides
1. Superfamily Labidostommatoidea
b. Supercohort Eupodides
1. Superfamily Bdelloidea
2. Superfamily Halacaroidea
3. Superfamily Eupodoidea
4. Superfamily Tydeoidea
5. Superfamily Eriophyoidea
c. Supercohort Anystides
1. Cohort Anystina
1. Superfamily Caeculoidea
2. Superfamily Anystoidea
3. Superfamily Paratydeoidea
2. Cohort Parasitengonina
a. Subcohort Trombidiae
1. Superfamily Calyptostomatoidea
2. Superfamily Erythraeoidea
3. Superfamily Trombidioidea
b. Subcohort Hydrachnidiae
1. Superfamily Hydryphantoidea
2. Superfamily Eylaoidea
3. Superfamily Hydrovolzioidea
4. Superfamily Hydrachnoidea
5. Superfamily Lebertioidea
6. Superfamily Hygrobatoidea
7. Superfamily Arrenuroidea
d. Supercohort Eleutherengonides
1. Cohort Raphignathina
1. Superfamily Raphignathoidea
2. Superfamily Tetranychoidea
3. Superfamily Cheyletoidea
4. Superfamily Pomerantzioidea
5. Superfamily Pterygosomatoidea
2. Cohort Heterostigmatina
1. Superfamily Tarsocheyloidea
2. Superfamily Heterocheyloidea
3. Superfamily Dolichocyboidea
4. Superfamily Trochometridioidea
5. Superfamily Scutacaroidea
6. Superfamily Pygmephoroidea
7. Superfamily Pyemotoidea
8. Superfamily Tarsonemoidea
B. Order Sarcoptiformes
1. Suborder Endeostigmata
a. Cohort Bimichaeliina
1. Superfamily Bimichaeloidea
b. Cohort Nematalycina
1. Superfamily Nematalycoidea
c. Cohort Terpnacarina
1. Superfamily Oehserchestoidea
2. Superfamily Terpnacaroidea
d. Cohort Alicorhagiina
1. Superfamily Alicrhagioidea
2. Suborder Oribatida
A. Supercohort Palaeosomatides (Palaeosomata)
1. Superfamily Archeonothroidea
2. Superfamily Palaeacaroidea
3. Superfamily Ctenacaroidea
B. Supercohort Enarthronotides (Enarthronota)
1. Superfamily Hypochthonioidea
2. Superfamily Prothoplophoroidea
3. Superfamily Brachychthonoidea
4. Superfamily Atopochthonioidea
C. Supercohort Parhyposomatides (Parhyposomata)
1. Superfamily Parhypochthonioidea
D. Supercohort Mixonomatides (Mixonomata)
1. Superfamily Phthiracaroidea
2. Superfamily Euphthiracaroidea
3. Superfamily Lohmannioidea
4. Superfamily Eulohmannioidea
E. Supercohort Desmonomatides (Desmonomata)
A. Cohort Nothrina
1. Superfamily Crotonioidea
2. Superfamily Malaconothroidea
3. Superfamily Nanhermannioidea
4. Superfamily Hermannioidea
B. Cohort Brachypylina
1. Superfamily Hermannielloidea
2. Superfamily Neoliodoidea
3. Superfamily Plateremaeoidea
4. Superfamily Damaeoidea
5. Superfamily Cepheoidea
6. Superfamily Polypterozetoidea
7. Superfamily Microzetoidea
8. Superfamily Ameroidea
9. Superfamily Eremaeoidea
10. Superfamily Gustavioidea
11. Superfamily Carabodoidea
12. Superfamily Oppioidea
13. Superfamily Tectocepheoidea
14. Superfamily Hydrozetoidea
15. Superfamily Ameronothroidea
16. Superfamily Cymbaeremaeoidea
17. Superfamily Eremaeozetoidea
18. Superfamily Licneremaeoidea
19. Superfamily Phenopelopoidea
20. Superfamily Achipterioidea
21. Superfamily Oribatelloidea
22. Superfamily Oripodoidea
23. Superfamily Ceratozetoidea
24. Superfamily Galumnoidea
C. Cohort Astigmatina (Astigmata)
Tree of Life - http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Acari&contgroup=Arachnida
Krantz, G.W. 1978. A Manual of Acarology. Oregon State University Bookstores: Corvallis.
Krantz, G.W. and Walter, D.E. (in prep.) A Manual of Acarology 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press
Walter, D.E. and Proctor, H.C. 1999. Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford.
