| abstract | Two new species of oribatid mite family Steganacaridae, Austrophthiracarus paralongisetosus sp. nov. collected from Sichuan Province, and Austrophthiracarus bacilliformis sp. nov. collected from Heilongjiang Province, are described and illustrated. A key to all known Chinese species of Austrophthiracarus is proposed to facilitate further identification of this group. |