The liverwort, Thysananthus discretus Sukkharak et Gradst. sp. nov. (Lejeuneaceae) is described from Western Melanesia (New Guinea, Solomon Islands). The new species stands out within Thysananthus on account of the leaves when moist clasping the stem, free underleaf bases with the well-developed auricles, and the strongly rigid stems with 14-18 cells wide ventral merophytes.