Eight families belonging to the Shield bugs (Pentatomoidea), namely Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Dinidoridae. Pentatomidae. Plataspididae. Scutelleridae, Tessaratomidae and Urostylidae were recorded from Vietnam. A total of 35 species belonging to 20 genera of Burrowing bugs (Cydnidae) recorded from Vietnam are listed. A key to all 8 Pentatomoid families of Vietnam and the keys to 4 subfamilies and to 20 genera of Burrowing bugs were also complied.