| abstract | Two new species of oribatid mites belonging to the genus Epidamaeus are described from the eastern part of Mongolia. The first new species, Epidamaeus nortoni sp. n. can be readily distinguished form all known species of Epidamaeus by the very wide, but short notogastral setae, the presence of neotrichous setae on epimeral region II (four setae instead of one seta on each side), the very long epimeral and ano-genital setae, and the short sensilli. The second new species, Epidamaeus microtuberculatus sp. n. is distinguishable from other species of Epidamaeus by the very thin and relatively short notogastral setae, the thin and flagellate sensilli, the absence of the epimeral tubercles E2a and E2p, and the presence of conspicuously developed small tubercles at the bases of epimeral setae 1 and 2 series, 3a, 3b and 4c. |