Oribatid mites (acari: oribatida) of vietnam - species diversity and distribution characteristics

Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) are one of the most numerous and dominant groups of soil inhabitants that play an important role during soil formation and its biological processes. The paper presents a full list of oribatid mites known of Vietnam (excluding Acari: Astigmata) based on the collected and identified species as well as on literature records from 1967 to 2019. Totally, 726 plus one oribatid species belonging to 245 genera, 90 families, and 41 superfamilies, together with the specimen’s data have been recorded in Vietnam. These oribatid mites species are identified and analyzed along with their distributions known according to the eight natural and man-made factors, including (1) natural region, (2) soil type, (3) climate zone caused by elevation above sea level, (4) habitat type, (5) distance to the sea, (6) climate season, (7) soil vertical distribution, and (8) oribatid body size. This will be an important scientific basis for further analysis on the relationship of the formation of oribalid mite complexes under the influence of natural & man-made factors, contributing to sustainable management of soil ecosystem in Vietnam.