Abstract Two endogean carabid species of Typhlocharis in the T. gomezi species group are described, Typhlocharis passosi, new species and Typhlocharis fozcoaensis, new species. This is the first record for Portugal of species belonging to the gomezi group. We provide diagnostic characters for these species, descriptions of the new species, affinities to putative relatives and a key for the identification of the gomezi species group.