Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Melanotus.
Adult beetles size is , but could extend up to . The color of body and legs is black. It carries brown tarsi on its legs. And the antennas are brownish-black. Males have longer antennas and prothorax than females.
The species can be found everywhere throughout England (Sherwood Forest), Wales, Scotland (especially in Loch Lomond, Dumfries, and Galloway), and the far North-west.
The beetle eats old pine stumps.