| Summary: | Quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) parasitizing starlings of the genus <i>Lamprotornis</i> Temminck (Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae) from the sub-Saharan region are comprehensively studied for the first time. Among them, two new species are described: (1) <i>Syringophiloidus soponai</i> Skoracki, Patan and Unsoeld sp. n., collected from four host species—<i>Lamprotornis chalybaeus</i> (Hemprich et Ehrenberg) (type host) in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia; <i>L. superbus</i> (Rüppell) in Kenya and Tanzania; <i>L. chloropterus</i> (Swainson) and <i>L. unicolor</i> (Shelley) both in Tanzania; (2) <i>Syringophilopsis parasturni</i> Skoracki, Patan and Unsoeld sp. n. collected from <i>L. pulcher</i> (Müller) and <i>L. chalcurus</i> (Nordmann), both in Senegal. Additionally, two <i>Lamprotornis</i> species, <i>L. chalybaeus</i> in Tanzania and Kenya and <i>L. chloropterus</i> in Kenya, are recorded as the new hosts for <i>Picobia lamprotornis</i> Klimovicova et al., 2004. We also discussed the diversity of the syringophilid mites associated with starlings.
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