Heterochelus vitreus 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, pronotum and abdomen are black, the legs are reddish-brown to dark brown and the elytra are fawn-brown, with a few hair-like scales at the tip. Sometimes, there is also a stripe of scales at the suture. The rest of the surface of the elytra is covered with short brown hairs.