The present paper describes a new Dicharax (?) species, which is the third known member of the family Alycaeidae in southern India. Dicharax (?) bawai n. sp., which was found in the Malai Mahadeshwara Hills, Karnataka State, is smaller than Dicharax (?) footei, and with a more elevated spire and protoconch, less expanded outer peristome, longer R2 (shell region along the sutural tube) with denser ribs, and smoother R1 (region preceding the sutural tube). Dicharax (?) expatriatus is also usually larger than the new species, it has a lower protoconch, a more expanded outer peristome, a smoother R1, and possesses only a single swelling on R3 (area between the sutural tube and the peristome).