Homalothecium arenarium (Lesq.) Lawt. has been identified from Shillong (Meghalaya) in the North-eastern Hill region of the Eastern Himalaya, which is a new addition to the Indian bryoflora. This species is distinctly characterised by leaves having transverse basal band of two or more rows of short cells and costa ending into a spine and denticulate at back. Morphological and taxonomic details of the Indian specimen are provided.