Hoplocnemis mutica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State).
Adults reach a length of about . They are very similar to Hoplocnemis auriventris and more especially the red-winged specimens of Hoplocnemis armata, but it is only on the propygidium that there are a few scattered flavescent scales, while the abdomen has none. The colour is black, the elytra only being brick-red, the sculpture and vestiture, with the exception of the scales on the abdomen, are as in H. armata, but in the hind legs are different.