Acariformes

Acariformes Temporal range: Devonian–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trombidium holosericeum (Trombidiformes: Trombidiidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Superorder:	Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952
Clades and orders
Endeostigmata (probably paraphyletic) Eriophyoidea Sarcoptiformes Astigmatina Oribatida Trombidiformes Prostigmata Sphaerolichida

The Acariformes, also known as the Actinotrichida, are the more diverse of the two superorders of mites. Over 32,000 described species are found in 351 families, with an estimated total of 440,000 to 929,000 species, including undescribed species.