Anisonyx hessei 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 black, with reddish-brown elytra and a golden-yellow scale margin. The pygidium and abdomen also have golden-yellow scales. There is erect, long, black pubescence on the head, pronotum and thorax, and greyish-white pubescence on the abdomen. The elytra have short reddish-brown hairs beneath the long pubescence.