The present article reports one Cortinariaceae, Cortinarius iodes growing in the campus of Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on leaf litter, under Bridelia retusa and Bauhinia varigata trees. This constitutes a new fungal record from India, earlier it was reported from ‘North America’. A list of 16 species of Cortinarius reported from India is also given along with their distribution and habits.