A new species of water mites,Partnunia chenabiis described from the Lahul district in the Himalaya mountains (India). This is the first record of the genus in Central Asia ‐ so far,Partnuniaspecies were known only from the west palaearctic region and from Japan. The diagnostic characters of the new species are compared with the features of the most similar speciesP. angustaandP. steinmannifrom Central Europe. Some general remarks are made on the present knowledge of the water mite fauna of India and on the spring habitats in the Lahul district.