Microplidus albiger is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
Adults reach a length of about . They are reddish brown, with the head and pronotum black, covered above and under with round white scales. The head is very briefly pubescent and the pronotum has a margin of very short setae. The scutellum and pygidium are densely scaly.