Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland. .
Zootaxa. 2023 Jan 5;5227(2):251-264. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5227.2.5.
Two new species of pterygosomatid mites parasitizing Sinai fan-fingered gecko Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden (Phyllodactylidae) from Israel are described: Geckobia bochkovi sp. nov. and Geckobia synthesys sp. nov. The former species is the most similar to Geckobia squameum Bertrand, Paperna, and Finkelman, 1999, but differs by the presence of a well-outlined, slightly concave propodonotal shield in its anterior and posterior margin, fine-pointed dorsal setae that slightly increase in length from the anterior to the posterior part of the idiosoma, leg setae l'FI and l'GI, shape of coxal setae 4a, 4b and 4c which are slender and smooth or with barely discernible serration. The latter species is most similar to Geckobia keegani Lawrence, 1953 but differs in the shape of the propodonotal shield, which is almost straight in its posterior margin, the presence of five pairs of setae on the shield, 19-28 pairs of idiosomal ventral setae, three genital setae and leg setae l'GI, l'GIV, vFI-II, vFIII-IV, lFIII-IV and vTrIV.
两种寄生在以色列西奈扇指壁虎（壁虎科）身上的新翼革螨：Bochkovi 新种和 Syntys 新种。前者与 Geckobia squameum Bertrand, Paperna, and Finkelman, 1999 最为相似，但在前缘和后缘有一个轮廓分明、略微凹陷的前盾板，背面的刚毛逐渐变长，从体前段向后段逐渐变长，腿刺 l'FI 和 l'GI，股节刺 4a、4b 和 4c 细长而光滑或几乎无法察觉的锯齿。后者与 Geckobia keegani Lawrence, 1953 最为相似，但在后缘处，前盾板的形状几乎是直的，盾板上有五对刚毛，19-28 对体腹面刚毛，3 对生殖器刚毛和腿刺 l'GI、l'GIV、vFI-II、vFIII-IV、lFIII-IV 和 vTrIV 不同。
