One new genus, Zagrotes gen. nov., and 19 species of ground spiders (Gnaphosidae) are described from Iran: Berinda bifurcata sp. nov. (♂, Bushehr, Khuzestan; southwestern southern Iran), hoerwegi (♂♀, Fars, Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan; western southcentral Berlandina artaxerxes (♂ Yazd; central Cryptodrassus iranicus Kermanshah; Drassodes persianus (♀, Sistan & Baluchistan; southeastern Ech...