Dichelus parvulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Cape).
Adults reach a length of about . The legs and elytra are reddish-brown and the pronotum is almost glabrous, strongly punctate and with setae on the sides. The elytra are evenly covered with small yellowish-brown scales. Both the propygidium and pygidium are almost glabrous.