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The present work on community structure of soil microarthropods was carried out in one undisturbed habitat in Tripura, N.E. India. Acarina was the most dominant group (62.83%) followed by Collembola (22.83%). Among acarines, Oribatida were dominant (72.85%) followed by the Gamasida (17.04%) and the Actinedida + Tarsonemida (0.68%). The influence of the edaphic factors was tested by linear correlation analysis. Thus, Oribatida significant correlations were found, negatives with the soil temperature and moisture content, and positive with the pH.