Omaloplia ruricola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
Adults reach a length of about 5.1-7.8 mm. The body and legs are black. The upper surface is slightly shiny. The antennae are yellowish-brown with a dark club, or (rarely) entirely yellowish-brown. The hairs are either light or dark.