Acari

Acari; Temporal range: Early Devonian–recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Peacock mite (Tuckerella sp.),; false-colour SEM, magnifee'd 260×
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Cless:	Arachnida
Subcless:	Acari; Leach, 1817
Superorders
	Acariformes; Parasitiformes;

Acari (or Acarina) are a taxon o arachnids that contains mites an ticks.