in this paper, the soil mites of four habitates.in Jiuhua mountaints are investigated and studied. 5805 spedments which belong to 4 suboders were collected. Oribatied mites ac count for 65% of the total individuals, and they belong to 42 families, 62 genera and 63 species, of which 1 is a new one to science. The average density is 3665 individuals/m3. Xylobates tenuis, scheloribates latipes are the dominant species in 0-20 cm deepth of soil layer.Galunma sp. is the most abundant species in the litter layer(...