Eleven species of myocoptid mites (Acariformes: Myocoptidae) are recorded from African rodents. Among them, three species are described as new for science: Myocoptes lophuromys sp. nov. from Lophuromys woosnami Thomas, 1906 (Rodentia: Muridae) from Uganda, Trichoecius hylomyscus sp. nov. from Hylomyscus anselli Bishop, 1979 (Rodentia: Muridae) from Tanzania (type host and locality) and Hylomyscus stella (Thomas, 1911) from Gabon, and Trichoecius faini sp. nov. from Hylomyscus arcimontanus Carlton and Stanley, 2005 from Tanzania. Gliricoptes graphiuriFain, 1970 syn. nov. is synonymized with Gliricoptes vulcanorumFain, 1970, and the female of Trichoecius angolensisFain, 1972 is described for the first time. New hosts and localities are provided for four species: Myocoptes grammomysFain, 1970 from Grammomys dryas (L., 1758) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Burundi and Uganda, Myocoptes spinulatusFain, 1970 from Dendromus mystacalis (Heuglin, 1863) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Tanzania, Crinicastor congolensisFain, 1970 from Grammomys macmillani (Wroughton, 1907) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Tanzania, and Trichoecius otomysFain, 1970 from Otomys typus (Heuglin, 1877) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Uganda. Three species are recorded from new localities: Gliricoptes vulcanorum from Tanzania, Trichoecius angolensis from South Africa, and Trichoecius lootensiFain, 1970 from Tanzania.