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The present publication provides a review of the soil mite (  Acari  ;   Oribatida  ) community’s structure and the connection between changes in environmental factors and oribatid mite diversity in the limestone quarry of Saskhori and its adjacent areas. Overall, 52 species were recorded during the study. The most abundant oribatid mite species were    Steganacarus   carinatus   ,    Aleurodamaeus   setosus   ,    Xenillus   tegeocranus   ,    Ceratoppia   bipilis   ,    Oribatula   tibialis   , and    Punctoribates   punctum   . Interestingly, 23 species of oribatid mites were recorded for the first time from the limestone quarry of Saskhori, and one species (   Liacarus   oribatelloides   ) was a new record for the Caucasus fauna. The following indices were analyzed: abundance (N), species diversity (S), Shannon’s diversity index (H), and Pielou’s evenness index (J’). Regarding the obtained results, the highest density of oribatid mites was recorded in the habitat with Shibliak shrubbery (332 inds/m2), while the forest habitat was characterized with the highest value for Shannon’s diversity index (2,64). In the publication, we also provide a detailed morphological description of the newly recorded species    L.   oribatelloides   , with the respective illustration, as no figures are given in its original description.

Soil mite ( Acari : Oribatida ) communities in the limestone quarry of Saskhori (Gerogia)