Astigmatina

Astigmatina
Otodectes cyanotis (Psoroptidia: Psoroptidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
(unranked):	Astigmatina
Superfamilies
Acaridia Acaroidea Canestrinioidea Glycyphagoidea Hemisarcoptoidea Histiostomatoidea Hypoderoidea Schizoglyphoidea Psoroptidia Analgoidea Freyanoidea Psoroptoidea Pterolichoidea Pyroglyphoidea
Diversity
c. 80 families > 1,000 genera > 3,400 species

Acaridia

Psoroptidia

The Astigmatina are a "cohort" of mites.

Astigmatina belongs to the Sarcoptiformes, which contains the "biting" Acariformes. Many species are parasites of vertebrates. Most notorious among these are the Psoroptidia, which contain such notable taxa as feather mites and Sarcoptes scabiei.

The hyporder contains 11 superfamilies with over thousands of genera as follows:

Troglotacaridae

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