Eriopeltastes modestus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.Global Biodiversity Information Facility It is found in north-western South Africa.
Description Adults reach a length of about . Males are dark chestnut-brown and sub-opaque, with the antennae light chestnut. Both the head and clypeus are roughly and closely punctured. The pronotum is covered with round, shallow punctures separated from each other by a smooth space equal to their own diameter, and the outer margin has a fringe of moderately long, fulvous hairs. The elytra are coriaceous rather than punctate, and the suture is tectiform. The pygidium is glabrous and faintly punctate (except at the apex).
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