Anisonyx proletarius 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 similar in shape to Anisonyx nasuus, although a little more robust. They are also scaleless, but the elytra are brick-red and not infuscate laterally, the hairs on the head and pronotum are denser and darker, and the hairs on the elytra are more erect.