Geckobia texana Banks, 1904: 22; 1906: 134.
Pterygosoma texana Banks, 1915: 31.
Geckobiella texana Hirst, 1917: 138; 1926: 199; Radford 1943: 71; 1950: 377; Lawrence 1953: 15; Lane 1954: 94.
Diagnosis. Adults. With many short plumose or peripectinate (club-like) setae present on dorsum and sides; not arranged in transverse rows; prodorsal shield absent; eyes not on platelets associated with setae (Lane 1954; Jack 1964).
Female. Seta v” on genua II present; setae vs” of tarsi II–IV present.
Type. Depository unknown.
Type locality. Travis Co., Texas, USA.
Type host. Sceloporus olivaceus Smith (recorded as S. floridanus by Banks 1904).
Material examined. 2 females, 2 males, 2 deutonymphs, 2 larvae ex Sceloporus sp., MEXICO, Durango (CNAC 006963– 68).
Remarks. This species appears to be a specific ectoparasite of Phrynosomatidae lizards (see Table 2). The records on other hosts, such as Iguana iguana (Iguanidae) by Hoffmann (1969) or Coleonyx elegans (Eublepharidae) by Paredes-León et al. (2008) are considered accidental infestations.