Amblymelanoplia lichtensteini is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).
Adults reach a length of about . They are mostly dark red-brown, with the head, clypeus and pronotum black. The clypeus and the head have brown setae. The pronotum and the elytra have brown setae.
The species is dedicated to Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein, the founder of the Zoological Museum in Berlin.