Myrmechis bakhimensis D.Maity,N.Pradhan & G.G.Maiti(Orchidaceae),a new species from Sikkim Himalaya,is described and illustrated.The new species most closely resembles M.japonica(Reichb.) Rolfe and M.chinensis Rolfe with similar shape and size of lamina and the"T"-shaped epichile.but differs by the perfectly glabrous and eciliate floral bract,5-nerved dorsal sepal,and emarginate,mucronate epichile.