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Superorder Parasitiformes

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Arachnida - Arachnids
Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks
Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida - Ticks
Family Argasidae - Soft Ticks
Genus Carios
Species kelleyi - Carios kelleyi
Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks
Genus Amblyomma
Species americanum - Lone Star Tick
Species maculatum - Gulf Coast Tick
Genus Dermacentor
Species andersoni - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Species variabilis - American Dog Tick
Species occidentalis - Pacific Coast Tick
Genus Ixodes
Species banksi - Ixodes banksi
Species marxi - Squirrel Tick
Species kingi - Ixodes kingi
Species pacificus - Western Black-legged Tick
Species scapularis - Blacklegged Tick
Genus Rhipicephalus
Species sanguineus - Brown Dog Tick
Order Mesostigmata
Suborder Uropodina
Superfamily Uropodoidea
Suborder Parasitina
Superfamily Parasitoidea
Suborder Epicriina
Superfamily Epicrioidea
Family Zerconidae
Genus Prozercon
Suborder Antennophorina
Superfamily Celaenopsoidea
Family Diplogyniidae
Genus Lobogynioides
Genus Neolobogynium
Species americana - Neolobogynium americana
Superfamily Megisthanoidea
Family Megisthanidae
Genus Megisthanus
Species floridanus - Megisthanus floridanus
Superfamily Antennophoroidea
Suborder Dermanyssina
Superfamily Eviphidoidea
Superfamily Rhodacaroidea
Superfamily Dermanyssoidea
Family Laelapidae
Family Macronyssidae
Genus Ornithonyssus
Species bacoti - Tropical Rat Mite
Species sylviarum - Northern Fowl Mite
Family Varroidae
Genus Varroa
Superfamily Ascoidea
Family Ascidae
Family Podocinidae
Family Phytoseiidae
Genus Amblyseius
Species swirskii - Amblyseius swirskii
Species andersoni - Amblyseius andersoni
Genus Typhlodromus
Species occidentalis - Typhlodromus occidentalis
Order Opilioacarida
Superfamily Opilioacaroidea