| abstract | Herein, two new species of the family Cryptognathidae: Cryptognathus khaustovi sp. nov., collected from soil in Urmia and Favognathus kazemii sp. nov., collected from soil and litter in Mahabad, are described from north-western Iran. Also, Cryptognathus ayyldizi Akyol & Koç, 2010 is reported for the first time from Iran. |