Rangabradya n. gen. and Rangabradya indica n. sp. from the subterranean freshwaters of India axe described. The new genusbelongs to a group of genera in the family Ectinosomatidae Sars, 1904 possessing fusiform body shape and it is very similar tothe genus Halectinosoma Lang, 1944. The new genus has the exopodite and basiendopodite of the fifth leg completely fused,without surface seta, as well as a characteristic appearance of the antennula, antenna and maxilla. The position of the genusRangabradya n.gen. within the family Ectinosomatidae is discussed.
