Heterochelus parapygidialis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).
Adults reach a length of about . The head and scutellum are black, while the abdomen is dark brown and the pronotum, elytra, legs and antennae are light reddish-brown. The elytra have a broad, yellow band of scales along the suture and a narrower discal band.