Geodessus kejvaliis described from the extreme south of India. It can be easily separated from the only other knownGeodessusspecies,G. besuchetiby a number of morphological features. The reduced natatorial setation as well as the deep lateral grooves on sternite 7 are here suggested as apomorphies forGeodessus.Some systematic problems are briefly discussed. The new species was sieved from leaf litter at the edge of a forest stream, and a summary is given of the known natural history ofGeodessusspecies.